Portuguese version of the PTSD Checklist-Military Version (PCL-M)-I : Confirmatory Factor Analysis and reliability
(2015) In Psychiatry Research 226(1). p.53-60- Abstract
The PTSD Checklist-Military Version (PCL-M) is a brief self-report instrument widely used to assess Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomatology in war Veterans, according to DSM- IV. This study sought out to explore the factor structure and reliability of the Portuguese version of the PCL-M. A sample of 660 Portuguese Colonial War Veterans completed the PCL-M. Several Confirmatory Factor Analyses were conducted to test different structures for PCL-M PTSD symptoms. Although the respecified first-order four-factor model based on King et al.'s model showed the best fit to the data, the respecified first and second-order models based on the DSM- IV symptom clusters also presented an acceptable fit. In addition, the PCL-M showed... (More)
The PTSD Checklist-Military Version (PCL-M) is a brief self-report instrument widely used to assess Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptomatology in war Veterans, according to DSM- IV. This study sought out to explore the factor structure and reliability of the Portuguese version of the PCL-M. A sample of 660 Portuguese Colonial War Veterans completed the PCL-M. Several Confirmatory Factor Analyses were conducted to test different structures for PCL-M PTSD symptoms. Although the respecified first-order four-factor model based on King et al.'s model showed the best fit to the data, the respecified first and second-order models based on the DSM- IV symptom clusters also presented an acceptable fit. In addition, the PCL-M showed adequate reliability. The Portuguese version of the PCL-M is thus a valid and reliable measure to assess the severity of PTSD symptoms as described in DSM- IV. Its use with Portuguese Colonial War Veterans may ease screening of possible PTSD cases, promote more suitable treatment planning, and enable monitoring of therapeutic outcomes.
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- author
- Carvalho, Teresa ; Cunha, Marina ; Pinto-Gouveia, José and Duarte, Joana LU
- publishing date
- 2015-03-30
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Assessment of PTSD symptoms, Latent structure of PCL-M, Portuguese Colonial War Veterans, Portuguese validation, Psychometric properties, Trauma, War exposure
- in
- Psychiatry Research
- volume
- 226
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 8 pages
- publisher
- Elsevier
- external identifiers
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- pmid:25618472
- scopus:84926219799
- ISSN
- 0165-1781
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.psychres.2014.11.055
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- additional info
- Funding Information: This research was supported by first author׳s Ph.D. Grant ( SFRH/BD/68452/2010 ), sponsored by FCT ( Foundation for Science and Technology ), Portugal, and co-sponsored by ESF ( European Social Fund ), Belgium, through Portuguese POPH ( Human Potential Operational Program ).
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title = {{Portuguese version of the PTSD Checklist-Military Version (PCL-M)-I : Confirmatory Factor Analysis and reliability}},
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