Feasibility and psychometric properties of the UCLA PTSD reaction index for DSM-5 in japanese youth: A multi-site study

Autor: Makiko Okuyama, Sayaka Yamamoto, Keizo Nagao, Hiroaki Honma, Yasuko Asano, Yoshitaka Iwadare, Takeo Fujiwara, Takeshi Fujibayashi, Junko Yagi, Tomoko Osawa, Satomi Kameoka, Saeko Takada, Hirohumi Mashiko, Hiroshi Kato
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Asian journal of psychiatry. 33
ISSN: 1876-2026
Popis: The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index for DSM-5 (PTSD-RI-5) among Japanese youth. This is the first study to explore psychometrics of the DSM-5 version of the PTSD-RI-5, as well as the first multisite study of an Asian population. This article presents psychometric characteristics of the PTSD-RI-5 derived from a sample of Japanese children and adolescents (N = 318). The PTSD-RI-5 total scale displayed good internal consistency reliability (α = 0.85). Correlations of PTSD-RI scores with the posttraumatic stress scores on the TSCC-A for the entire sample provided evidence of convergent validity. The four-factor structure of the PTSD-RI-5 was supported through confirmatory factor analysis in this sample. In conclusion, a DSM-5 version of the PTSD-RI-5 can be regarded as an adequate instrument for clinical and research purposes in Japan.
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