@article{ref1,
title="Measuring traumatic reactions in Palestinian children: a psychometric assessment of the Children Revised Impact of Event Scale-Arabic Version (CRIES-13A)",
journal="Child psychiatry and human development",
year="2021",
author="Veronese, Guido and Pepe, Alessandro",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="The aim of the present study was to test the measurement model and measurement invariance of the Impact of Event Scale (Arabic version) in a large sample of  Palestinian children. We estimated (Study 1; n = 610) the measurement model using  confirmatory factor analysis. In Study 2 (n = 864), we conducted multigroup (girls  and boys) tests of measurement invariance. We pooled the data collected from the  participants in the first two studies (Study 3, N = 1474) to assess overall score  reliability, as well as the IES' convergent and divergent validity vis-à-vis other  measures of child wellbeing and mental health. The outcomes of the statistical  analyses supported an invariant 13-item measurement model (intrusion, avoidance, and  hyperarousal) for CRIES-13A. Intrusion and hyper-arousal together made up a  first-order domain of symptoms (re-experiencing). The combined findings of these  studies suggest that the CRIES-13A displays robust psychometric properties and may  be used in contexts of military violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-398X",
doi="10.1007/s10578-020-01113-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-01113-2"
}