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Psychometric properties of the Civilian version of the Mississippi PTSD scale
Author(s) -
Lauterbach Dean,
Vrana Scott,
King Daniel W.,
King Lynda A.
Publication year - 1997
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.2490100313
Subject(s) - psychology , clinical psychology , distress , psychometrics , confirmatory factor analysis , anxiety , posttraumatic stress , anxiety disorder , scale (ratio) , psychiatry , depression (economics) , test validity , structural equation modeling , statistics , physics , mathematics , quantum mechanics , economics , macroeconomics
The psychometric properties of the Civilian Mississippi Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Scale were explored. The Mississippi is internally consistent (α ≅ 89, split‐half r ≅ 80), and it can discriminate between traumatized and nontraumatized respondents. However, its relationship with measures of PTSD was weaker than its relationship with measures of depression and anxiety, suggesting that it may be more of a general measure of distress. The results of a series confirmatory factor analyses provided mixed results. These findings were discussed along with recommendations for use of this instrument.