title: Psychometric properties of the life events checklist-korean version.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The Life Events Checklist is a brief screening instrument that is used for potentially traumatic events such as accidents, disasters, sexual or physical assaults, or combat-related exposures. The original English version was recently tested for reliability and validity and it showed good psychometric properties, and so its use is recommended for the assessment of trauma.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study investigated the reliability and validity of a Life Events Checklist-Korean version in 157 consecutive psychiatric outpatients at a university-affiliated teaching hospital. The questionnaire also included the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Correlation and principal component analyses were conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The four week test-retest reliability was good and the internal consistency was acceptable. In addition, the number of traumatic events was significantly correlated with the posttraumatic depressive and anxiety symptoms, which demonstrated the convergent validity of the scale. Additionally, exploratory factor analysis identified a six-factor structure that explained 57.2% of the total variance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings support the reliability and validity of the Life Events Checklist-Korean version.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Hwallip
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Daeho
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Herry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: Yangsuk
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: June Sung
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Park