Psicothema was founded in Asturias (northern Spain) in 1989, and is published jointly by the Psychology Faculty of the University of Oviedo and the Psychological Association of the Principality of Asturias (Colegio Oficial de Psicología del Principado de Asturias).
We currently publish four issues per year, which accounts for some 100 articles annually. We admit work from both the basic and applied research fields, and from all areas of Psychology, all manuscripts being anonymously reviewed prior to publication.
Elena R. Serrano-Ibáñez, Gema T. Ruiz-Párraga, Rosa Esteve, Carmen Ramírez-Maestre,and Alicia E. López-Martínez
Universidad de Málaga
Background: One of the most frequently used instruments to assess posttraumatic stress in children and adolescents is the Child PTSD Symptom Scale. However, there has been limited evaluation of its construct validity in the Spanish language despite Spanish being one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. Objective: To provide data on the psychometric properties of the CPSS in a sample of Spanish adolescents, to establish the internal consistency of the measure, and to examine its criterion validity. Method: The participants were 339 adolescents (172 boys and 167 girls, mean age 13.95) exposed to peer violence during the previous year. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated a good fit to the four-factor dysphoria model. The alpha reliabilities for the overall measure and its subscales were suitable. Discussion: The Spanish version of the scale has sound psychometric properties with good reliability and validity. Moreover, it integrates the four-factor structure corresponding to the dimensions of PTSD described in the DSM-V.
Validación española de la Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS) en adolescentes. Antecedentes: la Child PTSD Symptom Scale es uno de los cuestionarios más utilizados para evaluar el estrés postraumático en niños y adolescentes. Sin embargo, es escasa la investigación acerca de la validez de constructo de la versión en español de este instrumento, a pesar de tratarse de uno de los idiomas más hablados en el mundo. Objetivo: validar la versión española de esta escala en una muestra de adolescentes. Método: los participantes fueron 339 adolescentes (172 varones y 167 mujeres, con una media de edad de 13,95 años) que cumplían los criterios de haber sufrido violencia por parte de sus iguales durante el año previo al estudio. Resultados: el análisis confirmatorio mostró un buen ajuste del modelo de cuatro factores de disforia. Los coeficientes de fiabilidad para la medida global y sus subescalas fueron adecuados. Discusión: la versión española la escala presenta buenas propiedades psicométricas y una estructura factorial que se corresponde a los criterios para el trastorno de estrés postraumático del DSM-V.
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https://doi.org/10.7334/psicothema2017.144