Citation

Acquaye HE. Couns. Outcome Res. Eval. 2018; 9(2): 90-101.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/21501378.2018.1461532

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to assess the factor structure of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5) in a non-Western sample (N = 444) of former refugees and internally displaced persons (317 men, 128 women) who had experienced a 10-year civil war in Liberia. The 7-factor hybrid model demonstrated superior fit to the sample when compared to internal structures represented by 4- and 6-factor models depicting posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms. Implications for counseling outcome research are provided.

Language: en

Keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; internally displaced persons; posttraumatic stress disorder; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist; war-related trauma