TY - JOUR
T1 - Construct validity of the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist in cancer survivors
T2 - Analyses based on two samples
AU - DuHamel, Katherine N.
AU - Ashman, Teresa
AU - Keane, Terence M.
AU - Vickberg, Suzanne M.J.
AU - Scigliano, Eileen
AU - Ostroff, Jamie
AU - Winkel, Gary
AU - Mundy, Elizabeth A.
AU - Morasco, Benjamin J.
AU - Hurley, Karen
AU - Burkhalter, Jack
AU - Chhabra, Rosy
AU - Papadopoulos, Esperanza
AU - Moskowitz, Craig
AU - Redd, William
PY - 2004/9
Y1 - 2004/9
N2 - The measurement of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is critically important for the identification and treatment of this disorder. The PTSD Checklist (PCL; F. W. Weathers & J. Ford, 1996) is a self-report measure that is increasingly used. In this study, the authors investigated the factorial validity of the PCL with data from 236 cancer survivors who received a bone marrow or stem cell transplantation. The authors examined the fit of these data with the clinical model of 3 symptom clusters for PTSD, as proposed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; American Psychiatric Association, 1994), and alternative models tested in prior research. By using confirmatory factor analysis the authors found that a 4-first-order-factor model of PTSD provided the best fit. The relations of PTSD symptoms with sociodemographic and medical variables were also explored.
AB - The measurement of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is critically important for the identification and treatment of this disorder. The PTSD Checklist (PCL; F. W. Weathers & J. Ford, 1996) is a self-report measure that is increasingly used. In this study, the authors investigated the factorial validity of the PCL with data from 236 cancer survivors who received a bone marrow or stem cell transplantation. The authors examined the fit of these data with the clinical model of 3 symptom clusters for PTSD, as proposed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; American Psychiatric Association, 1994), and alternative models tested in prior research. By using confirmatory factor analysis the authors found that a 4-first-order-factor model of PTSD provided the best fit. The relations of PTSD symptoms with sociodemographic and medical variables were also explored.
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U2 - 10.1037/1040-3590.16.3.255
DO - 10.1037/1040-3590.16.3.255
M3 - Article
C2 - 15456381
AN - SCOPUS:4544250253
SN - 1040-3590
VL - 16
SP - 255
EP - 266
JO - Psychological Assessment
JF - Psychological Assessment
IS - 3
ER -
