TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Factor structure and reliability of the posttraumatic cognitions inventory in Korean female victims of sexual violence
JO  - Journal of interpersonal violence
A1  - Shin, Kyoung Min
A1  - Chung, Young Ki
A1  - Kim, Nam Hee
A1  - Kim, Kyoung Ah
A1  - Chang, Hyoung Yoon
SP  - 886260517696866
EP  - 886260517696866
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Trauma-related cognitions play an important role in formation and persistence of posttraumatic stress symptoms. This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Korean version of the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI) in a sample of 227 females who had experienced sexual violence. Data were collected from victims who sought victim support services following sexual violence between 2011 and 2015. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised, Beck Depression Inventory, and Beck Anxiety Inventory were used to measure posttraumatic stress disorder severity, depression, and anxiety, respectively. The three-factor solution of the PTCI (SELF, WORLD, BLAME) was supported; however, it was necessary to remove five items from the original 33-item scale. The 28-item PTCI displays good internal consistency, concurrent validity, and discriminant validity. SELF and WORLD subscales correlated with trauma symptom severity, controlling depression and anxiety. This is the first study to investigate factor structure and psychometric properties of the Korean version of the PTCI with female victims of sexual violence, which demonstrated that 28-item version of PTCI is an acceptable assessment measure of examining trauma-related cognitions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-2605
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260517696866
ID  - ref1
ER  -