title: Validation of the Child Posttraumatic Symptom Scale in a sample of treatment-seeking Israeli youth.
abstract: We evaluated the psychometric properties of the Hebrew version of the Child Posttraumatic Symptom Scale (CPSS), a self-report measure assessing the severity of posttraumatic distress in youth. Participants (N= 156, ages 8-18) were treatment-seeking victims of diverse traumas. Internal consistency of the Hebrew version in these data was .91 for the total score, .77 for intrusion, .67 for avoidance, and .72 for arousal, similar to the original version. Test-retest reliability over 1 week in a subsample of 45 was r = .81. The point biserial correlation with a clinician-based diagnosis of PTSD was .54. Other convergent and divergent relationships expand the existing literature on the measure and support it as a valuable assessment tool for children exposed to traumatic events.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Bar Ilan University, Schneider Childrens Medical Center of Israel. Lilach68@013.net
authors.forename: Lilach
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rachamim
authors.forename: Liat
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Helpman
authors.forename: Edna B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Foa
authors.forename: Idan M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Aderka
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gilboa-Schechtman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy