TY - JOUR
PY - 2015//
TI - Psychometric properties of the Child's Reaction to Traumatic Events Scale-Revised in English and Lugandan
JO - Journal of child and family studies
A1 - Napper, Lucy E.
A1 - Fisher, Dennis G.
A1 - Jaffe, Adi
A1 - Jones, Russell T.
A1 - Lamphear, Vivian S.
A1 - Joseph, Lisa
A1 - Grimaldi, Elizabeth M.
SP - 1285
EP - 1294
VL - 24
IS - 5
N2 - 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. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 1062-1024
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-014-9936-1
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