@article{ref1,
title="Psychometric properties of the Child's Reaction to Traumatic Events Scale-Revised in English and Lugandan",
journal="Journal of child and family studies",
year="2015",
author="Napper, Lucy E. and Fisher, Dennis G. and Jaffe, Adi and Jones, Russell T. and Lamphear, Vivian S. and Joseph, Lisa and Grimaldi, Elizabeth M.",
volume="24",
number="5",
pages="1285-1294",
abstract="Brief and age-appropriate measures of trauma-related symptoms are useful for identifying children in need of clinical services. The current study examines the psychometric properties of the 23-item Child's Reaction to Traumatic Events Scale-Revised (CRTES-R). The CRTES-R includes subscales assessing hyperarousal, avoidance and intrusion. To date, no studies have examined the psychometric properties of this revised measure or cross-cultural differences in its factor structure. Two samples of (a) children (ages 6-21) who had experienced a hurricane in the USA or Grenada (N = 135), and (b) Ugandan children (ages 8-17) who had experienced a variety of traumatic events (N = 339) completed the CRTES-R in English or Lugandan. Confirmatory factor analysis supported an empirically adjusted model with three modified latent factors in both the English (χ(2)/df = 1.34, CFI =.90, RMSEA =.05) and Lugandan samples (χ(2)/df = 1.45, CFI =.93, RMSEA =.04). Although the analysis supported separate hyperarousal, avoidance and intrusion subscales, the items that loaded on each factor differed from the original CRTES-R subscales. The English version of the CRTES-R showed good concurrent validity with the Kauai Recovery Index measure of trauma symptoms. Those using the CRTES-R to assess children's experiences of the different symptom types should consider using the empirically-derived subscales described in this paper; however, those who wish to capture a broad spectrum of PTSD symptoms should consider using all the original CRTES-R items and calculating a total score.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1062-1024",
doi="10.1007/s10826-014-9936-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-014-9936-1"
}