Development of Brief Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Rating Scale for Sexual Violence Victims

Author: Halin CHUNG ¹ ; Jae Won KIM ; Jihye KWON ; Kihyun KIM ; Bee RYOU ; Hee Jeong RYU
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1. Counseling Psychology Program, College of Education, University of Iowa, IA, USA.
Publication Type:Brief Communication
Keywords: Sexual violence victim; Brief scale; PTSD; Item response theory; Receiver operating characteristics
MeSH: Early Intervention (Education); Humans; ROC Curve; Sex Offenses; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Weights and Measures
From:Psychiatry Investigation 2019;16(11):868-871
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop a brief rating scale of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among sexual violence victims. We analyzed the data from 195 victims and 220 non-victims to select meaningful items from the original PTSD rating scales. We also examined the validity of the brief scale by assessing internal consistency and ROC curves. The optimal cutoff scores for each brief scales were obtained. The results showed that a different approach may be required for early intervention in different age groups.