title: Psychometric evaluation of the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI) in female survivors of sexual assault.
abstract: The authors of this study evaluated the factor structure, internal consistency, and concurrent and discriminant validity of the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI; Foa et al. 1999) in a sample of 107 female survivors of sexual assault with a mean age of 29.1 years (SD = 7.7). All participants were recruited between July 2010 and December 2014 from a care center for sexual assault victims in Madrid, Spain. Results supported the three-factor structure of the PTCI: (1) negative cognition about self, (2) negative cognition about the world, and (3) self-blame. The negative cognitions about self and the world subscales showed adequate internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.92 and 0.82, respectively), as well as good concurrent and discriminant validity. Nevertheless, the subscale measuring self-blame showed poor internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.75) and discriminant validity. The PTCI presents sound psychometric characteristics and has the potential to contribute to women's sexual posttrauma assessment.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology , Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Andreu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology , Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain.
authors.forename: M Elena
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Peña
authors.affiliation: a Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment, Faculty of Psychology , Complutense University of Madrid , Madrid , Spain.
authors.forename: M Ángeles
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: de La Cruz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000523:psychology*; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Assessment; posttraumatic cognition; sexual assault; women