Psychometric properties of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory for Children in Chilean population affected by the earthquake of 2010
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Mariela Andrades; Isabel Calonge; Alejandro Reyes-Reyes; Rosario Martínez-Arias; Felipe E. García
- Source
- The American journal of orthopsychiatry. 86(6)
- Subject
- Male
050103 clinical psychology
Psychometrics
Adolescent
Cross-sectional study
Population
PsycINFO
Test validity
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Surveys and Questionnaires
Adaptation, Psychological
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Earthquakes
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Chile
education
Child
education.field_of_study
Posttraumatic growth
05 social sciences
Discriminant validity
Reproducibility of Results
Confirmatory factor analysis
Psychiatry and Mental health
Cross-Sectional Studies
Tsunamis
Female
Psychology (miscellaneous)
Psychology
050104 developmental & child psychology
Clinical psychology
- Language
- ISSN
- 1939-0025
The present study examines the psychometric properties of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory for Children in its brief version (PTGI-C-R; Kilmer et al., 2009), an inventory that measured positive personal changes that occur after experiencing a traumatic event. The PTGI-C-R was applied to 393 children from 10 to 15 years of age affected by the earthquake and tsunami in Chile February 27, 2010. The scale showed good internal consistency and discriminant validity in relation to an inventory of posttraumatic stress symptoms. It was also able to discriminate between children who had high exposure to the earthquake and children with mild or no exposure. Confirmatory factor analysis showed adequate goodness of fit for a 2-factor structure: general change and spiritual change. The PTGI-C-R also showed factorial invariance in groups of high and low exposure. These positive psychometric qualities indicate the utility of the instrument for use in children and adolescents exposed to natural disasters. (PsycINFO Database Record