title: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Checklist: factor structure and English-Spanish measurement invariance.
abstract: This study used confirmatory factor analysis to compare alternative models of the structure of posttraumatic distress symptoms as measured by the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist--Civilian version (PCL-C; F. W. Weathers, B. T. Litz, D. S. Herman, J. A. Huska, & T. M. Keane, 1993). Data were derived from English- (N = 299) and Spanish-speaking (N = 120) samples of young adult survivors of community violence recruited following hospitalization for physical injuries. The best fit to the data was a four-factor model measuring correlated dimensions of reexperiencing, avoidance, emotional numbing, and hyperarousal. English- and Spanish-language versions of the PCL-C showed general measurement equivalence.
authors.affiliation: RAND, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, Califomia 90407, USA. grant_marshall@rand.org
authors.forename: Grant N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Marshall
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000523:psychology