Assessment of Posttraumatic Symptoms in Children: Development and Preliminary Validation of Parent and Child Scales  

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Greenwald, Ricky ; Rubin, Allen

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: Research on Social Work Practice vol. 9 no. 1 (Jan. 1999), page 61-75.
Fulltext: 61RSWP91.pdf (44.8KB)

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The authors report on the development and initial validation of two brief measures of children’s posttraumatic symptoms: a child self-report and a parent report. Intended applications include postdisaster screening, tracking children’s recovery in research and clinical settings, and screening for posttraumatic stress among children with various presenting problems. A sample of 206 urban and rural schoolchildren, Grades 3 through 8, and their parents, completed these measures as well as a checklist of the child’s trauma-loss history. Findings provide preliminary support for the internal consistency, test-retest reliability, content validity, and criterion validity of each measure.We recommend cautious use of the measures, and suggest additional avenues of study.

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