Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Checklist
Factor Structure and English-Spanish Measurement Invariance
ResearchPosted on rand.org 2004Published in: Journal of Traumatic Stress, v. 17, no. 3, June 2004, p. 223-230
This study used confirmatory factor analysis to compare alternative models of the structure of posttraumatic distress symptoms as measured by the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist--Civilian version (PCL-C; F. W. Weathers, B. T. Litz, D. S. Herman, J. A. Huska, & T. M. Keane, 1993). Data were derived from English- (N = 299) and Spanish-speaking (N = 120) samples of young adult survivors of community violence recruited following hospitalization for physical injuries. The best fit to the data was a four-factor model measuring correlated dimensions of reexperiencing, avoidance, emotional numbing, and hyperarousal. English- and Spanish-language versions of the PCL-C showed general measurement equivalence.
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- Copyright: John Wiley and Sons
- Availability: Non-RAND
- Year: 2004
- Pages: 8
- Document Number: EP-200406-16
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