@article{ref1,
title="Development and validation of the Functional Posttraumatic Cognitions Questionnaire (FPTCQ) in children and adolescents exposed to accidental trauma",
journal="Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy",
year="2020",
author="de Haan, Anke and Haag, Ann-Christin and Degen, Eve and Landolt, Markus A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Cognitive models of posttraumatic stress disorder highlight posttraumatic cognitions (PTCs) as a crucial mechanism of trauma adjustment. So far, only dysfunctional PTCs have been investigated in detail. Research on functional PTCs is scarce. This study addresses this gap by developing and validating a self-report measure called Functional Posttraumatic Cognitions Questionnaire (FPTCQ) in children and adolescents.   METHOD: The questionnaire was administered to 114 children and adolescents aged 7 to 15 years who had experienced an acute accidental potentially traumatic event, such as a road traffic accident or a burn injury, and as a result received medical treatment. In addition to classical item analysis and exploratory factor analysis, reliability and construct validity of the FPTCQ were investigated.   RESULTS: The exploratory factor analysis revealed a one-factor structure of the FPTCQ. The final 11-item questionnaire displayed satisfactory internal consistency (Cronbach's α =.78), irrespective of age. Functional PTCs were inversely related to dysfunctional PTCs, r = -.44, p <.001, posttraumatic stress symptoms, r = -.35, p <.001, depression symptoms, r = -.22, p <.05, and anxiety symptoms, r = -.43, p <.001, thus supporting construct validity.   CONCLUSIONS: The FPTCQ is a reliable and valid measure for standardized assessment of functional PTCs among children and adolescents. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1942-9681",
doi="10.1037/tra0000979",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0000979"
}