The Child PTSD Symptom Scale: an update and replication of its psychometric properties.
The psychometric properties of the child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) were examined in 2 samples. Sample 1 (N = 185, ages 6-17 years) consisted of children recruited from hospitals after accidental injury, assault, and road traffic trauma, and assessed 6 months posttrauma. Sample 2 (N = 68, ages 6-17 y...
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| author | Nixon, R Meiser-Stedman, R Dalgleish, T Yule, W Clark, D Perrin, S Smith, P |
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| description | The psychometric properties of the child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) were examined in 2 samples. Sample 1 (N = 185, ages 6-17 years) consisted of children recruited from hospitals after accidental injury, assault, and road traffic trauma, and assessed 6 months posttrauma. Sample 2 (N = 68, ages 6-17 years) comprised treatment-seeking children who had experienced diverse traumas. In both samples psychometric properties were generally good to very good (internal reliability for total CPSS scores = .83 and .90, respectively). The point-biserial correlation of the CPSS with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis derived from structured clinical interview was .51, and children diagnosed with PTSD reported significantly higher symptoms than non-PTSD children. The CPSS demonstrated applicability to be used as a diagnostic measure, demonstrating sensitivity of 84% and specificity of 72%. The performance of the CPSS Symptom Severity Scale to accurately identify PTSD at varying cutoffs is reported in both samples, with a score of 16 or above suggested as a revised cutoff. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:3f699e42-26c6-4c5d-a1cc-53080b5780672022-03-26T14:31:51ZThe Child PTSD Symptom Scale: an update and replication of its psychometric properties.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:3f699e42-26c6-4c5d-a1cc-53080b578067EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2013Nixon, RMeiser-Stedman, RDalgleish, TYule, WClark, DPerrin, SSmith, PThe psychometric properties of the child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) were examined in 2 samples. Sample 1 (N = 185, ages 6-17 years) consisted of children recruited from hospitals after accidental injury, assault, and road traffic trauma, and assessed 6 months posttrauma. Sample 2 (N = 68, ages 6-17 years) comprised treatment-seeking children who had experienced diverse traumas. In both samples psychometric properties were generally good to very good (internal reliability for total CPSS scores = .83 and .90, respectively). The point-biserial correlation of the CPSS with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis derived from structured clinical interview was .51, and children diagnosed with PTSD reported significantly higher symptoms than non-PTSD children. The CPSS demonstrated applicability to be used as a diagnostic measure, demonstrating sensitivity of 84% and specificity of 72%. The performance of the CPSS Symptom Severity Scale to accurately identify PTSD at varying cutoffs is reported in both samples, with a score of 16 or above suggested as a revised cutoff. |
| spellingShingle | Nixon, R Meiser-Stedman, R Dalgleish, T Yule, W Clark, D Perrin, S Smith, P The Child PTSD Symptom Scale: an update and replication of its psychometric properties. |
| title | The Child PTSD Symptom Scale: an update and replication of its psychometric properties. |
| title_full | The Child PTSD Symptom Scale: an update and replication of its psychometric properties. |
| title_fullStr | The Child PTSD Symptom Scale: an update and replication of its psychometric properties. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Child PTSD Symptom Scale: an update and replication of its psychometric properties. |
| title_short | The Child PTSD Symptom Scale: an update and replication of its psychometric properties. |
| title_sort | child ptsd symptom scale an update and replication of its psychometric properties |
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