Volume 25, Issue 117, November 2021

Evaluation of psychometric properties of child post-traumatic cognitions inventory in Iranian children and adolescents

Sepideh Hoseini¹, Maryam Bakhtiari^2♦, Maryam Aslzaker Lighvan³, Imaneh Abasi³

¹PhD Student, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
²Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
³Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

^♦Corresponding author
Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

ABSTRACT

Background: The crucial role of post-traumatic cognitions in the development or non-development of post-traumatic stress disorder in children and adolescents prompted us to first provide appropriate assessment tool for future research in this field. For this purpose, we have included in our agenda the investigation of psychometric properties of the Persian version of the child post-traumatic cognitions inventory (CPTCI) in Iranian children and adolescents, which is one of the best assessment tools in this field. Methods: In this descriptive study, a total of 195 Iranian children and adolescents in the age range of 8 to 18 years participated. Sample was selected by available sampling method. Instruments, including the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale Self Report (PSS-SR), the Child Depression Inventory (CDI), and the Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS) were used to assess convergent validity of the CPTCI. Confirmatory factor analysis method was used to determine the construct validity of CPTCI. Also, reliability was measured using Cronbach's alpha, and then retest reliability was assessed. Results: The confirmatory factor analysis results showed the model’s satisfactory fitting. Considering the correlation results, CPTCI has good convergent validity. The test–retest reliability was 0.76 and Cronbach's alpha for all questions of the CPTCI was 0.944, which indicates that this test has good reliability. Conclusion: Results of this study showed that CPTCI could be used with considerable confidence for Iranian children and adolescents that experienced a traumatic event.

Keywords: Validity, Reliability, Post-Traumatic Cognitions, Children, Adolescent, Psychometric Properties

Medical Science, 2021, 25(117), 2891-2898

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