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Screening for PTSD among Somali adolescent refugees: Psychometric properties of the UCLA PTSD Index
Author(s) -
Ellis B. Heidi,
Lhewa Dechen,
Charney Meredith,
Cabral Howard
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of traumatic stress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.259
H-Index - 134
eISSN - 1573-6598
pISSN - 0894-9867
DOI - 10.1002/jts.20139
Subject(s) - somali , cronbach's alpha , convergent validity , clinical psychology , psychology , refugee , psychiatry , psychometrics , internal consistency , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , history
This study presents the psychometric properties for the UCLA Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Index among a sample of Somali adolescents. Data were derived from a sample of English‐speaking Somali adolescent refugees between the ages of 12 and 19 years ( n = 76). The UCLA PTSD Index showed good reliability (Cronbach's α = .85). Convergent validity was assessed through bivariate correlations with the Depression Self Rating Scale ( r = .72, p < .001) and the War Trauma Screening Scale ( r = 59, p < .001). Results suggest that the UCLA PTSD Index may be a reliable and valid screening tool for PTSD symptoms for use with Somali adolescent refugees.