Evaluation of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 across United States and India samples: An item response theory analysis using the graded response model.
Prathiba Natesan BatleyAteka C ContractorSidonia E ComptonRachita SharmaPaula DrangerPublished in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2022)
Although the PCL-5 demonstrated strong psychometric properties and showed promise for use across the samples differing on cultural and demographic characteristics, some of the items and the number of categories used to measure them could be revisited to create a more efficient instrument. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).