TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Measuring traumatic reactions in Palestinian children: a psychometric assessment of the Children Revised Impact of Event Scale-Arabic Version (CRIES-13A)
JO  - Child psychiatry and human development
A1  - Veronese, Guido
A1  - Pepe, Alessandro
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-398X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-01113-2
ID  - ref1
ER  -