Psychometric Properties of the Turkish PTSD-Short Scale in a Sample of Undergraduate Students

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dc.contributor.authorEvrenl, C
dc.contributor.authorDalbudak, E
dc.contributor.authorAydemir, O
dc.contributor.authorKoroglu, E
dc.contributor.authorEvren, B
dc.contributor.authorOzen, S
dc.contributor.authorCoskun, KS
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T12:06:08Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T12:06:08Z
dc.description.abstractObjective: The National Stressful Events Survey for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)-Short Scale (NSESSS-PTSD) allows dimensional self-rating assessment of PTSD according to the DSM-5. The aim of the present study was to evaluate psychometric properties of this scale as Turkish PTSD-Short Scale (PTSD-SS) in a sample of undergraduate students in Turkey. Method: Participants included 415 university students, among which 351 (84.8%) reported trauma and thus were included in the analysis. Participants were evaluated with the PTSD-SS and the PTSD Checklist Civilian (PCL-C) version. Results: Turkish version of the PTSD-SS was found to be psychometrically sound PTSD screening measure with high convergent validity when compared with PCL-C (r=0.79) and having a Cronbach's a of 0.87. In addition, a single component accounted for 49.94% of total variance for PTSD-SS. The PTSD-SS had sensitivity and specificity scores of 0.91 and 0.77, respectively, when using the optimal cut-off score of 24. Additionally, the PTSD-SS showed good discriminant validity as it significantly differentiated students with high risk of PTSD from those with low risk of PTSD. Conclusion: These findings supported the Turkish PTSD-SS as reliable and valid PTSD screening instrument with a unidimensional scale construct.
dc.identifier.issn1017-7833
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/10206
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherKURE ILETISIM GRUBU A S
dc.subjectPOSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER
dc.subjectSHORT SCREENING SCALE
dc.subjectCHECKLIST
dc.titlePsychometric Properties of the Turkish PTSD-Short Scale in a Sample of Undergraduate Students
dc.typeArticle

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