Development of a Screening Instrument for Post-Traumatic Symptoms

Dilani M. Perera-Diltz, John M. Laux, Mojisola F. Tiamiyu, Nick J. Piazza, Martin H. Ritchie and Graham B. Stead
Additional contact information
Dilani M. Perera-Diltz: Dilani M. Perera-Diltz is an Assistant Professor of Counselor Education at Cleveland State Uni-versity, USA. d.pereradiltz@csuohio.edu
John M. Laux: John M. Laux received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Akron, USA.
Mojisola F. Tiamiyu: Mojisola F. Tiamiyu is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Director, Center for Applied Psychology at The University of Toledo, USA.
Nick J. Piazza: Nick J. Piazza, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, licensed professional clinical counselor, and Professor in the Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology at The University of Toledo, USA.
Martin H. Ritchie: Martin H. Ritchie is Professor and Chair of the Department of Counselor Education and School Psychology at The University of Toledo.
Graham B. Stead: Graham B. Stead is an Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum & Foundations at Cleveland State University, USA.

Psychology and Developing Societies, 2009, vol. 21, issue 2, 277-298

Abstract: Traumatic events in Sri Lanka, such as a decade-long civil war and the 2004 tsunami, necessitate a language specific and time-efficient screening instrument for post-traumatic symptoms. The Sinhala version of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (SIES-R) was administered to 438 adult participants. Internal consistency estimates for the total SIES-R and each subscales were acceptable (α = .70). A one-week test-retest reliability (n = 54) analysis provided evidence of temporal stability. Adjusted item-to-scale reliability estimates were less supportive. Confirmatory factor analysis using LISREL indicates a three factor structure best represents the SIES-R’s underlying factor structure. Results suggest the SIES-R as appropriate for screening of post-trauma symptoms in Sinhala speaking SriLankans in an urban area.

Date: 2009
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/097133360902100206 (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:psydev:v:21:y:2009:i:2:p:277-298

DOI: 10.1177/097133360902100206

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Psychology and Developing Societies
Bibliographic data for series maintained by SAGE Publications ().