Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Short Form) Across Genders, Time Points and Presence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Chinese Adolescents
PurposeThe Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF) is a widely used self-report tool designed to assess juveniles’ experiences of abuse and neglect. The current study examined the psychometric properties, particularly measurement invariance of the CTQ-SF in Chinese non-clinical adolescent...
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| author | Xin Wang Xin Wang Xin Wang Fengjiao Ding Fengjiao Ding Fengjiao Ding Chang Cheng Chang Cheng Chang Cheng Jiayue He Jiayue He Jiayue He Xiang Wang Xiang Wang Xiang Wang Shuqiao Yao Shuqiao Yao Shuqiao Yao |
| author_facet | Xin Wang Xin Wang Xin Wang Fengjiao Ding Fengjiao Ding Fengjiao Ding Chang Cheng Chang Cheng Chang Cheng Jiayue He Jiayue He Jiayue He Xiang Wang Xiang Wang Xiang Wang Shuqiao Yao Shuqiao Yao Shuqiao Yao |
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| description | PurposeThe Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF) is a widely used self-report tool designed to assess juveniles’ experiences of abuse and neglect. The current study examined the psychometric properties, particularly measurement invariance of the CTQ-SF in Chinese non-clinical adolescents and adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD).MethodsParticipants included 1,507 high school students (non-clinical sample) from Hunan Province and 281 adolescent patients with major depressive disorder (MDD sample) from The Second Xiangya Hospital. We examined the reliability and validity of CTQ-SF, confirm the five-factor model of the CTQ-SF. Multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to examine the measurement invariance across genders, presence of depression, and over time.ResultsThe CTQ-SF had good internal consistency in a non-clinical sample (Cronbach’s α = 0.85) and MDD sample (Cronbach’s α = 0.86). Good test–retest reliability (ICC = 0.72) and Adequate validity were also observed. Good fit of the five-factor CTQ-SF model was confirmed in both samples. Multiple-group CFA confirmed that the CTQ-SF had the scalar invariance across genders and the presence of MDD, as well as over time.ConclusionThe CTQ-SF is an effective and reliable tool for assessing child maltreatment in Chinese adolescents (non-clinical sample and MDD sample). The results suggest that the horizontal and longitudinal invariance of CTQ-SF are strongly established, which means CTQ-SF can be meaningfully used to compare outcomes among Chinese adolescents (non-clinical sample and MDD sample). The experience of child maltreatment, especially neglect (emotional and physical), was found to be common in Chinese adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5c780052b4b44ea825674671eb92c342022-12-22T03:14:02ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-04-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.816051816051Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Short Form) Across Genders, Time Points and Presence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Chinese AdolescentsXin Wang0Xin Wang1Xin Wang2Fengjiao Ding3Fengjiao Ding4Fengjiao Ding5Chang Cheng6Chang Cheng7Chang Cheng8Jiayue He9Jiayue He10Jiayue He11Xiang Wang12Xiang Wang13Xiang Wang14Shuqiao Yao15Shuqiao Yao16Shuqiao Yao17Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaMedical Psychological Institute, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaChina National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, ChinaMedical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaMedical Psychological Institute, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaChina National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, ChinaMedical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaMedical Psychological Institute, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaChina National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, ChinaMedical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaMedical Psychological Institute, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaChina National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, ChinaMedical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaMedical Psychological Institute, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaChina National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, ChinaMedical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaMedical Psychological Institute, Central South University, Changsha, ChinaChina National Clinical Research Center on Mental Disorders (Xiangya), Changsha, ChinaPurposeThe Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF) is a widely used self-report tool designed to assess juveniles’ experiences of abuse and neglect. The current study examined the psychometric properties, particularly measurement invariance of the CTQ-SF in Chinese non-clinical adolescents and adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD).MethodsParticipants included 1,507 high school students (non-clinical sample) from Hunan Province and 281 adolescent patients with major depressive disorder (MDD sample) from The Second Xiangya Hospital. We examined the reliability and validity of CTQ-SF, confirm the five-factor model of the CTQ-SF. Multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to examine the measurement invariance across genders, presence of depression, and over time.ResultsThe CTQ-SF had good internal consistency in a non-clinical sample (Cronbach’s α = 0.85) and MDD sample (Cronbach’s α = 0.86). Good test–retest reliability (ICC = 0.72) and Adequate validity were also observed. Good fit of the five-factor CTQ-SF model was confirmed in both samples. Multiple-group CFA confirmed that the CTQ-SF had the scalar invariance across genders and the presence of MDD, as well as over time.ConclusionThe CTQ-SF is an effective and reliable tool for assessing child maltreatment in Chinese adolescents (non-clinical sample and MDD sample). The results suggest that the horizontal and longitudinal invariance of CTQ-SF are strongly established, which means CTQ-SF can be meaningfully used to compare outcomes among Chinese adolescents (non-clinical sample and MDD sample). The experience of child maltreatment, especially neglect (emotional and physical), was found to be common in Chinese adolescents.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.816051/fullCTQchild maltreatmentmeasurement invariancedepressionChinese adolescents |
| spellingShingle | Xin Wang Xin Wang Xin Wang Fengjiao Ding Fengjiao Ding Fengjiao Ding Chang Cheng Chang Cheng Chang Cheng Jiayue He Jiayue He Jiayue He Xiang Wang Xiang Wang Xiang Wang Shuqiao Yao Shuqiao Yao Shuqiao Yao Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Short Form) Across Genders, Time Points and Presence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Chinese Adolescents Frontiers in Psychology CTQ child maltreatment measurement invariance depression Chinese adolescents |
| title | Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Short Form) Across Genders, Time Points and Presence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Chinese Adolescents |
| title_full | Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Short Form) Across Genders, Time Points and Presence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Chinese Adolescents |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Short Form) Across Genders, Time Points and Presence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Chinese Adolescents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Short Form) Across Genders, Time Points and Presence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Chinese Adolescents |
| title_short | Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Short Form) Across Genders, Time Points and Presence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Chinese Adolescents |
| title_sort | psychometric properties and measurement invariance of the childhood trauma questionnaire short form across genders time points and presence of major depressive disorder among chinese adolescents |
| topic | CTQ child maltreatment measurement invariance depression Chinese adolescents |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.816051/full |
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