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The Dutch version of the Child Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory: validation in a clinical sample and a school sample

BACKGROUND: With the inclusion of trauma-related cognitions in the DSM-5 criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the assessment of these cognitions has become essential. Therefore, valid tools for the assessment of these cognitions are warranted. OBJECTIVE: The current study aimed at vali...

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Autores principales: Diehle, Julia, de Roos, Carlijn, Meiser-Stedman, Richard, Boer, Frits, Lindauer, Ramón J. L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4344547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25724364
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v6.26362
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author Diehle, Julia
de Roos, Carlijn
Meiser-Stedman, Richard
Boer, Frits
Lindauer, Ramón J. L.
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de Roos, Carlijn
Meiser-Stedman, Richard
Boer, Frits
Lindauer, Ramón J. L.
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description BACKGROUND: With the inclusion of trauma-related cognitions in the DSM-5 criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the assessment of these cognitions has become essential. Therefore, valid tools for the assessment of these cognitions are warranted. OBJECTIVE: The current study aimed at validating the Dutch version of the Child Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (CPTCI). METHOD: We included children aged 8–19 years in our study and assessed the factor structure, reliability and validity of the CPTCI in a clinical sample (n=184) and a school sample (n=318). RESULTS: Our results supported the two-factor structure of the CPTCI and showed good internal consistency for the total scale and the two subscales. We found significant positive correlations between the CPTCI and measures of PTSD, depression, and anxiety disorder. The CPTCI correlated negatively with a measure of quality of life. Furthermore, we found significantly higher scores in the clinical sample than in the school sample. For children who received treatment, we found that a decrease in CPTCI scores was accompanied by a decrease in posttraumatic stress symptoms and comorbid problems indicating that the CPTCI is able to detect treatment effects. CONCLUSION: Overall, our results suggest that the Dutch CPTCI is a reliable and valid instrument.
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spelling pubmed-43445472015-03-13 The Dutch version of the Child Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory: validation in a clinical sample and a school sample Diehle, Julia de Roos, Carlijn Meiser-Stedman, Richard Boer, Frits Lindauer, Ramón J. L. Eur J Psychotraumatol Clinical Research Article BACKGROUND: With the inclusion of trauma-related cognitions in the DSM-5 criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the assessment of these cognitions has become essential. Therefore, valid tools for the assessment of these cognitions are warranted. OBJECTIVE: The current study aimed at validating the Dutch version of the Child Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (CPTCI). METHOD: We included children aged 8–19 years in our study and assessed the factor structure, reliability and validity of the CPTCI in a clinical sample (n=184) and a school sample (n=318). RESULTS: Our results supported the two-factor structure of the CPTCI and showed good internal consistency for the total scale and the two subscales. We found significant positive correlations between the CPTCI and measures of PTSD, depression, and anxiety disorder. The CPTCI correlated negatively with a measure of quality of life. Furthermore, we found significantly higher scores in the clinical sample than in the school sample. For children who received treatment, we found that a decrease in CPTCI scores was accompanied by a decrease in posttraumatic stress symptoms and comorbid problems indicating that the CPTCI is able to detect treatment effects. CONCLUSION: Overall, our results suggest that the Dutch CPTCI is a reliable and valid instrument. Co-Action Publishing 2015-02-23 /pmc/articles/PMC4344547/ /pubmed/25724364 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v6.26362 Text en © 2015 Julia Diehle et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, allowing third parties to copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, and to remix, transform, and build upon the material, for any purpose, even commercially, under the condition that appropriate credit is given, that a link to the license is provided, and that you indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
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Meiser-Stedman, Richard
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Lindauer, Ramón J. L.
The Dutch version of the Child Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory: validation in a clinical sample and a school sample
title The Dutch version of the Child Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory: validation in a clinical sample and a school sample
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title_short The Dutch version of the Child Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory: validation in a clinical sample and a school sample
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4344547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25724364
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/ejpt.v6.26362
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