Psychometrics of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale for DSM-5 for Trauma-Exposed Children and Adolescents
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2018
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Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
Abstract
This study evaluated psychometric properties of interview, self-report, and screening versions of
the Child PTSD Symptom Scale for DSM-5 (CPSS-5), a measure of posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) for traumatized youth based on DSM-5 criteria. Participants were 64 children
and adolescents (51.6% female, 45.3% African American/Black) between 8 and 18 years of age
(M = 14.1, SD = 2.5) who had experienced a DSM-5 Criterion A trauma. Participants completed
test–retest procedures for the self-report and interviewer versions of the CPSS-5 in 2 visits that
were up to 2 weeks apart. Analyses revealed excellent internal consistencies, good to excellent
test–retest reliability, and good convergent validity and discriminant validity for interview and
self-report versions of the scale. Receiver operating characteristic analysis yielded a cutoff score
of 31 on the CPSS-5 self-report version for identifying probable PTSD diagnosis. Six most
frequently endorsed items by those with a possible PTSD diagnosis on the CPSS-5 were
identified to constitute a screen version of the CPSS-5, showing good internal consistency
and test–retest reliability. The three versions of the CPSS-5 scales are valid and reliable
measures of DSM-5 PTSD symptomatology in traumatized youth.
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Child PTSD Symptom Scale, trauma, psychometric properties, assessment, PTSD symptomatology
Citation
Foa, E. B., Asnaani, A., Zang, Y., Capaldi, S., & Yeh, R. (2018). Psychometrics of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale for DSM-5 for trauma-exposed children and adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 47(1), 38-46.