M Chaffin1, S K Shultz. 1. Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73190, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To measure the internal consistency and construct validity of the Children's Impact of Traumatic Events Scale-Revised (CITES-R). METHOD: 158 sexually abused children, ages 7-12, and a nonabusive parent or primary caretaker completed a series of measures, including the CITES-R. A subsample of 17 repeated the assessment after 1 to 2 months with intervening treatment. RESULTS: Internal consistency for the CITES-R scales averaged .69. Associations with other measures were in predicted directions, although most were modest in size. Parent-report measures were virtually unrelated to any child-report measure, including the CITES-R. Change over time during treatment was noted on most symptom scales. CONCLUSIONS: The psychometric adequacy of the CITES-R was moderately supported. The main symptom scales of the instrument performed well. The performance of other scales was more variable.
OBJECTIVE: To measure the internal consistency and construct validity of the Children's Impact of Traumatic Events Scale-Revised (CITES-R). METHOD: 158 sexually abused children, ages 7-12, and a nonabusive parent or primary caretaker completed a series of measures, including the CITES-R. A subsample of 17 repeated the assessment after 1 to 2 months with intervening treatment. RESULTS: Internal consistency for the CITES-R scales averaged .69. Associations with other measures were in predicted directions, although most were modest in size. Parent-report measures were virtually unrelated to any child-report measure, including the CITES-R. Change over time during treatment was noted on most symptom scales. CONCLUSIONS: The psychometric adequacy of the CITES-R was moderately supported. The main symptom scales of the instrument performed well. The performance of other scales was more variable.
Authors: Ajeet Bhagat Singh; Chad A Bousman; Chee Hong Ng; Keith Byron; Michael Berk Journal: Clin Psychopharmacol Neurosci Date: 2015-04-30 Impact factor: 2.582