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Development and validation of the Child Post-Traumatic Cognitions Inventory (CPTCI).
| CBU number: | 7062 |
| Authors: | MEISER-STEDMAN, R., Smith, P., Bryant, R., Salmon, K., Yule, W., DALGLEISH, T., & Nixon, R.D.V. |
| Reference: | Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines |
| Year of publication: | 2009 |
| Abstract text: | BACKGROUND: Negative trauma-related cognitions have been found to be a significant factor in the maintenance of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults. Initial studies of such appraisals in trauma-exposed children and adolescents suggest that this is an important line of research in youth, yet empirically validated measures for use with younger populations are lacking. A measure of negative trauma-related cognitions for use with children and adolescents, the Child Post-Traumatic Cognitions Inventory (CPTCI), is presented. The measure was devised as an age-appropriate version of the adult Post-Traumatic Cognitions Inventory (Foa et al., 1999). METHODS: The CPTCI was developed and validated within a large (n = 570) sample, comprising community and trauma-exposed samples of children and adolescents aged 6-18 years. RESULTS: Principal components analysis suggested a two-component structure. These components were labelled 'permanent and disturbing change' and 'fragile person in a scary world', and were each found to possess good internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and discriminative validity. The reliability and validity of these sub-scales was present regardless of whether the measure was completed in the acute phase or several months after a trauma. Scores on these sub-scales did not vary with age. CONCLUSIONS: The CPTCI is a reliable and valid measure that is not specific to the type of trauma exposure, and shows considerable promise as a research and clinical tool. The structure of this measure suggests that appraisals concerning the more abstract consequences of a trauma, as well as physical threat and vulnerability, are pertinent factors in trauma-exposed children and adolescents, even prepubescent children. |
| First CBU author: | MEISER-STEDMAN, R. |
| Annual report number: | CBUAR 54 |