Psychometric Properties of the Life Events Checklist-Korean Version.
- Author:
Hwallip BAE
1
;
Daeho KIM
;
Herry KOH
;
Yangsuk KIM
;
June Sung PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. dkim9289@hanyang.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Life Events Checklist;
Reliability;
Validity;
Trauma;
Stressful Events;
Factor Analysis
- MeSH:
Anxiety;
Checklist;
Depression;
Disasters;
Factor Analysis, Statistical;
Hospitals, Teaching;
Humans;
Life Change Events;
Mass Screening;
Outpatients;
Principal Component Analysis;
Psychometrics*;
Surveys and Questionnaires;
Reproducibility of Results
- From:Psychiatry Investigation
2008;5(3):163-167
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The Life Events Checklist is a brief screening instrument that is used for potentially traumatic events such as accidents, disasters, sexual or physical assaults, or combat-related exposures. The original English version was recently tested for reliability and validity and it showed good psychometric properties, and so its use is recommended for the assessment of trauma. METHODS: This study investigated the reliability and validity of a Life Events Checklist-Korean version in 157 consecutive psychiatric outpatients at a university-affiliated teaching hospital. The questionnaire also included the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Correlation and principal component analyses were conducted. RESULTS: The four week test-retest reliability was good and the internal consistency was acceptable. In addition, the number of traumatic events was significantly correlated with the posttraumatic depressive and anxiety symptoms, which demonstrated the convergent validity of the scale. Additionally, exploratory factor analysis identified a six-factor structure that explained 57.2% of the total variance. CONCLUSION: These findings support the reliability and validity of the Life Events Checklist-Korean version.
