Meiser-Stedman, Richard, Smith, Patrick, Bryant, Richard, Salmon, Karen, Yule, William, Dalgleish, Tim and Nixon, Reginald D. V. (2009) Development and validation of the child post-traumatic cognitions inventory (CPTCI). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 50 (4). pp. 432-440. ISSN 0021-9630

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Abstract

Background: Negative trauma-related cognitions have been found to be a significant factor in the maintenance of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults. Initial studies of such appraisals in trauma-exposed children and adolescents suggest that this is an important line of research in youth, yet empirically validated measures for use with younger populations are lacking. A measure of negative trauma-related cognitions for use with children and adolescents, the Child Post-Traumatic Cognitions Inventory (CPTCI), is presented. The measure was devised as an age-appropriate version of the adult Post-Traumatic Cognitions Inventory (Foa et al., 1999). Methods: The CPTCI was developed and validated within a large (n = 570) sample, comprising community and trauma-exposed samples of children and adolescents aged 6-18 years. Results: Principal components analysis suggested a two-component structure. These components were labelled 'permanent and disturbing change' and 'fragile person in a scary world', and were each found to possess good internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent validity, and discriminative validity. The reliability and validity of these sub-scales was present regardless of whether the measure was completed in the acute phase or several months after a trauma. Scores on these sub-scales did not vary with age. Conclusions: The CPTCI is a reliable and valid measure that is not specific to the type of trauma exposure, and shows considerable promise as a research and clinical tool. The structure of this measure suggests that appraisals concerning the more abstract consequences of a trauma, as well as physical threat and vulnerability, are pertinent factors in trauma-exposed children and adolescents, even prepubescent children.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
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Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	12 Nov 2014 16:50
Last Modified:	06 May 2022 01:27
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/50598
DOI:	10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01995.x

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