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Validation of the Dutch posttraumatic stress disorder checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) after losing a loved one during the plane crash with flight MH17

Bülter, A. (2022) Validation of the Dutch posttraumatic stress disorder checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) after losing a loved one during the plane crash with flight MH17.

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Abstract:The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) is a self-report questionnaire measuring symptoms of a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). So far, the Dutch PCL-5 has only been validated once and there is no validation of the PCL-5 targeting traumatically bereaved individuals. This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Dutch translation of the PCL-5 for individuals that experienced a traumatic loss. The analysis was performed with a sample of 139 individuals that lost a loved one during the MH17 plane crash in Ukraine in 2014. The data were examined for probable caseness, internal consistency, convergent validity, known-groups validity, and optimal clinical cut-off score. All items of the PCL-5 as well as its separate subscales demonstrated a good or excellent internal consistency. Significant associations between PCL-5 scores, major depressive disorder, and prolonged grief disorder suggest an acceptable convergent validity. Differences in PCL-5 sum scores were found in terms of gender and education. No differences were found depending on the time since loss (in months) and the form of kinship to the deceased. The optimal clinical cut-off for the PCL-5 was ≥24.
Item Type:Essay (Master)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:77 psychology
Programme:Psychology MSc (66604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/92160
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