title: The Structured Trauma-Related Experiences and Symptoms Screener (STRESS): Development and Preliminary Psychometrics.
abstract: The Structured Trauma-Related Experiences and Symptoms Screener (STRESS) is a self-report instrument for youth of age 7-18 that inventories 25 adverse childhood experiences and potentially traumatic events and assesses symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder using the revised criteria published in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5). The STRESS can be administered by computer such that questions are read aloud and automatic scoring and feedback are provided. Data were collected on a sample of 229 children and adolescents of age 7-17 undergoing a forensic child abuse and neglect evaluation. The purpose of the current study was to examine preliminary psychometric characteristics of the computer-administered STRESS as well as its underlying factor structure in relation to the four-factor DSM-5 model. Results provide initial support for the use of the STRESS in assessing adverse and potentially traumatic experiences and traumatic stress in children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA dgrasso@uchc.edu.
authors.forename: Damion J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Grasso
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Julia W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Felton
authors.affiliation: Child Abuse Program, Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, VA, USA Department of Pediatrics, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Reid-Quiñones
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*
keywords: assessment; child PTSD/trauma; child welfare