Measuring psychological change after trauma: Psychometric properties of a new bi-directional scale.

Andreas Espetvedt Nordstrand Odin HjemdalAre HolenJon Gerhard ReicheltHans Jakob Bøe

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2017)

The posttraumatic change scale (PTCS) demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties and captured the range from negative to positive posttraumatic changes after major stress. Contrary to several previous studies, positive posttraumatic change, as measured by the PTCS, was not associated with increased symptoms of psychopathology. This underscores the heterogeneity of psychological responses to traumatic events. (PsycINFO Database Record

Keyphrases

psychometric properties
sleep quality
spinal cord injury
emergency department
depressive symptoms
physical activity
heat stress
stress induced
trauma patients