title: An interim report on the development of the Psychological Trauma and Resources Scales.
abstract: The William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute Psychological Trauma and Psychological Resources Scales is a preliminary measure for the assessment of psychological trauma and psychological health from a developmental perspective. This three-part article (1) discusses the various rationales leading to the development of the scales, (2) provides a factor-analysis of responses of 336 college students, and (3) addresses current (N = 37) and planned efforts to establish reliability and validity of a more refined version.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: A Q
authors.initials: AQ
authors.lastname: Forand
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Leonhardt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caesar
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cuccaro
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hood
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Stader
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: McNulty
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011340:Problem Solving; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology