Reliability and Validity of Child Posttraumatic Stress-Revised Instrument in Malay Language among Malaysian Adolescents
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Most PTSD screening tools for children and adolescents have been validated in Western contexts which is not necessarily generalizable to non-western cultures.Therefore, the objective of this cross-sectional study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Child Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Reaction Index (CPTS-RI) within a Malaysian population.Methods: Eighty-five adolescents aged 13-to 14-years-old completed the CPTS-RI, Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) and Hopkins Symptom Checklist scale (HSCL).Results: Results showed a good internal consistency for the overall scale (α =.92), for the subscale -re-experience, avoidance and arousal subscales (α = .89,α = .73,α = .56respectively) and for different gender groups and ethnicity.CPTS-RI demonstrated good construct and divergent validity, and showed good concurrent validity with the use of HTQ and HSCL as the criterion measure.Conclusion: Findings suggest that CPTS-RI is a valid and reliable instrument to assess PTSD symptoms among Malaysian adolescents.
Authors: Ghazali, Ask Elklit, Yoke Yong Chen
Institutions: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, University of Southern Denmark
Language: English
Subfield: Clinical Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1776208505