title: The posttraumatic cognitions inventory-Chinese revised: validation and refinement with a traumatized college sample in Taiwan.
abstract: The posttraumatic cognitions inventory (PTCI) is a 33-item self-report measure assessing dysfunctional beliefs following trauma. This study reported the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the PTCI (PTCI-C), as well as its relationship with PTSD symptoms. Study participants consisted of 240 traumatized college students in Taiwan. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated adequate replication of the original three-factor structure of the PTCI after eliminating four cross-loaded items. The 29-item PTCI-C was thus developed and its psychometric data were evaluated. This measure displays good internal consistency, test-retest stability, concurrent validity, and discriminative validity. The study findings are discussed in terms of intercultural differences in attribution style and the possible contribution of negative cognitions to PTSD development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University, No. 1 Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yi-Jen
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: Sue-Huei
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D003071:Cognition; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D049668:History, 15th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities