Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the DSM-5 Dissociative Symptoms Severity Scale–Child Form
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2017
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The goal of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the DSM–5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition) Dissociative Symptoms Severity Scale–Child Form. The scale was prepared by translating and then back-translating the DSM–5 Dissociative Symptoms Severity Scale. The study groups included one group of 30 patients diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder who were treated in a child and adolescent psychiatry unit and another group of 83 healthy volunteers from middle and high schools in the community. For assessment, the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (ADES) was used in addition to the DSM–5 Dissociative Symptoms Severity Scale. Regarding the reliability of the DSM–5 Dissociative Symptoms Severity Scale, Cronbach’s alpha was.824 and item–total score correlation coefficients were between.464 and.648. The test–retest correlation coefficient was calculated to be r =.784. In terms of construct validity, one factor accounted for 45.2% of the variance. Furthermore, in terms of concurrent validity, the scale showed a high correlation with the ADES. In conclusion, the Turkish version of the DSM–5 Dissociative Symptoms Severity Scale–Child Form is a valid and reliable tool for both clinical practice and research. © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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Adolescent , Child , Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , Dissociative Disorders , Female , Humans , Male , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Psychometrics , Reproducibility of Results , Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic , Translating , Turkey , antidepressant agent , benzodiazepine derivative , neuroleptic agent , adolescent , Article , child psychiatry , clinical article , clinical feature , clinical practice , concurrent validity , construct validity , controlled study , Cronbach alpha coefficient , depersonalization , disease severity assessment , dissociative amnesia , dissociative disorder , dissociative experiences scale , DSM 5 Dissociative Symptoms Severity Scale Child Form , DSM-5 , educational status , female , follow up , human , male , mental disease assessment , posttraumatic stress disorder , priority journal , questionnaire , semi structured interview , sexual abuse , test retest reliability , child , Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , dissociative disorder , posttraumatic stress disorder , psychological rating scale , psychometry , reproducibility , translating (language)