TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Testing the dimensionality of posttraumatic stress responses in young Chinese adult earthquake survivors: Further evidence for "dysphoric arousal" as a unique PTSD construct
JO  - Depression and anxiety
A1  - Wang, Li
A1  - Li, Zhongquan
A1  - Shi, Zhanbiao
A1  - Zhang, Jianxin
A1  - Zhang, Kan
A1  - Liu, Zhengkui
A1  - Elhai, Jon D.
SP  - 1097
EP  - 1104
VL  - 28
IS  - 12
N2  - Background: This study investigated an alternative five-factor diagnostic model for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and tested external convergent and discriminant validity of the model in a young Chinese sample of earthquake survivors. Methods: A total of 938 participants (456 women, 482 men) aged 15-20 years were recruited from a vocational school originally located in Beichuan County Town which was almost completely destroyed by the "Wenchuan Earthquake." The participants were administrated with the PTSD Checklist and the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-25 12 months after the earthquake. Results: The results of confirmatory factor analysis showed that the five-factor intercorrelated model (intrusion, avoidance, numbing, dysphoric arousal, and anxious arousal) fit the data significantly better than the four-factor numbing model proposed by King et al. (1998: Psychol Assess 10:90-96) and the four-factor dysphoria model proposed by Simms et al. (2002: J Abnorm Psychol 111:637-647). Further analyses indicated that four out of five PTSD factors yielded significantly different correlations with external measures of anxiety versus depression. Conclusions: The findings provide further empirical evidence in favor of the five-factor diagnostic model of PTSD, and carry implications for the upcoming DSM-5. Depression and Anxiety 0:1-8, 2011. © 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1091-4269
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/da.20823
ID  - ref1
ER  -