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A self‐rating scale for the assessment of posttraumatic stress disorder in dutch resistance veterans of world war II
Author(s) -
Hovens J. E.,
Falger P. R. J.,
de Velde W. Op,
Meijer P.,
de Groen J. H. M.,
van Duijn H.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199303)49:2<196::aid-jclp2270490210>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - psychology , internal consistency , posttraumatic stress , clinical psychology , rage (emotion) , rating scale , reliability (semiconductor) , test validity , scale (ratio) , psychometrics , test (biology) , psychiatry , resistance (ecology) , developmental psychology , social psychology , power (physics) , physics , paleontology , ecology , quantum mechanics , biology
The present study reports on the development of a Dutch PTSD scale based on the DSM‐III criteria for PTSD. Test‐retest reliability was.91. The scale showed an internal consistency with a coefficient alpha of.88. Factor analysis on a large sample of Resistance veterans ( N = 967) yielded six factors, which represent intrusive thoughts, physiological reactions, detachment, rage, active confrontation, and guilt.