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Development and Preliminary Validation of the University of Minnesota's Traumatic Stress Screen for Children and Adolescents (TSSCA)
- Source :
- The journal of behavioral health servicesresearch. 48(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Child and adolescent exposure to potential trauma experiences is pervasive. Given the prevalence, deleterious mental and physical effects, and economic cost of trauma exposure, child- and family-service systems are adopting trauma-informed approaches, including practices like trauma screening. Although a number of trauma-focused screening and assessment measures exist for youth, the majority are lengthy and inappropriate for universal administration. This study describes the development and preliminary validation of the Traumatic Stress Screen for Children and Adolescents (TSSCA), a six-item screening measure for trauma exposure and traumatic stress symptoms. Using two samples of youth presenting at community practice settings (n1 = 134, n2 = 137), reliability, discriminative validity, and criterion-related validity were calculated for the TSSCA. Results support the TSSCA as an empirically derived, reliable, and valid screening measure for exposure to trauma and symptoms of traumatic stress for youth ages 7 to 18.
- Subjects :
- Male
Stress Disorders, Traumatic
050103 clinical psychology
medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science)
Adolescent
Psychometrics
Health informatics
Sensitivity and Specificity
Child and adolescent
Economic cost
Surveys and Questionnaires
medicine
Humans
Mass Screening
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Child
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
business.industry
Health Policy
Public health
05 social sciences
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Traumatic stress
Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
Reproducibility of Results
medicine.disease
Health psychology
Community practice
Female
business
050104 developmental & child psychology
Clinical psychology
Psychological trauma
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15563308
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The journal of behavioral health servicesresearch
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8307b2b08769633d8fcffb563ff61a70