Sarah F Allen, Stacie Thursby, Laura Elkwood, Nikki L Carthy
{"title":"A latent profile analysis of psychosocial factors and trauma exposure in U.K. students and their association with mental health and academic persistence.","authors":"Sarah F Allen, Stacie Thursby, Laura Elkwood, Nikki L Carthy","doi":"10.1037/tra0001788","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001788","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The prevalence of previous trauma exposure among university students is widespread. Trauma can have a serious impact on students' mental health, university experience, and academic persistence. This is the first study to use latent profile analysis to assess how differing levels of psychosocial variables combine with trauma exposure to draw together psychological profiles among university students.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A total of 452 U.K. students completed a battery of questionnaires from a cross-sectional survey examining the number of traumatic events and psychosocial factors (loneliness, social support, self-efficacy, coping strategies, personality, and resilience) to determine mental health and academic persistence.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A latent profiling analysis obtained a five-profile solution, demonstrating a unique combination of psychosocial factors and trauma exposure: distressed (11.2%), thriving (31.4%), vulnerable (19.5%), flourishing (3.5%), and diffident (34.4%). Analyses of variance were used to compare scores on the anxiety and depression measures and academic persistence measures between the participants within each profile. Significant differences among profiles were present with the distressed profile being more at risk for mental health and academic issues and the flourishing profile demonstrating high levels of trauma exposure and a positive academic experience.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Given that there is a large proportion of students in higher education reporting previous traumatic experiences, trauma-informed principles are warranted, with a focus on supporting staff to understand the impact of trauma on students' experiences, in an inclusive and nonjudgmental way. This study provides a model of the factors involved in fostering psychological well-being and positive university experiences for students who have experienced trauma. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142294050","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What does trauma-informed care mean to people admitted to a forensic mental health and intellectual disability service? A reflexive thematic analysis.","authors":"Eavan McKenzie, Alethea Charlton","doi":"10.1037/tra0001777","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001777","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Driven by research demonstrating the pervasiveness of trauma, forensic mental health (FMH) and intellectual disability services are increasingly adopting a trauma-informed approach to caring for patients. However, there has been limited attention to exploring what trauma-informed care (TIC) means to patients in these settings and what practices enable or restrict them in adapting positively after experiences of trauma. This study aimed to understand how TIC is conceptualized by people admitted to an FMH and intellectual disability service.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Focus groups were facilitated with 10 people residing in three low-secure units in the South East of the United Kingdom. Focus groups explored participants' perceptions and experiences of TIC with reference to the guiding principles of safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment. Audio recordings of the focus groups were transcribed and analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three themes were generated to capture participants' perceptions that a trauma-informed approach in an FMH and intellectual disability service should entail promoting a sense of safety, fostering a sense of belonging, and encouraging the development of an autonomous identity.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The findings indicate that prioritizing social-interpersonal relationships is crucial to providing care that enables people admitted to FMH and intellectual disability services to adapt positively after experiences of trauma. The findings support previous research regarding recovery in secure services, indicating the value of creating sufficiently safe conditions for people to connect with others and develop a positive and independent sense of self. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142294098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The latent transition of posttraumatic stress disorder and growth among adolescents surviving Jiuzhaigou earthquake.","authors":"Jun Qi,Xinyue Zhang,Xiao Zhou","doi":"10.1037/tra0001789","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001789","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVEKnowledge of longitudinal changes in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) may help survivors recover better. Yet, researchers dispute the population-based typologies of PTSD and PTG as well as the temporal transition between these subpopulations across time, especially among adolescents. Thus, the transition pattern still needs further research. Besides, parent-child factors (parenting styles, parent-child cohesion, and parental attachment styles) may influence the transition, but it keeps unclear. In the study, we aimed to solve these questions.METHODA three-wave investigation was conducted among 620 adolescents, 12 months, 21 months, and 27 months, after the Jiuzhaigou earthquake by using self-report measures on PTSD, PTG, and parent-child factors at the three time points. Finally, 339 of them finished the three-wave investigation.RESULTSLatent profile analysis models showed that three heterogeneous classes of PTSD and PTG existed across time: low-affected (low-level PTSD and PTG), thriving (low-level PTSD but high-level PTG), and struggling (high-level PTSD and PTG) groups. Random intercept latent transition analysis model suggested that samples mainly stayed in the original classes across time, with three main transitional paths: from struggling group to thriving group, from thriving group to low-affected group, and from low-affected group to struggling group. Besides, the study also found that parental rejection, overprotection, and anxious attachment were the possible factors that kept the stability of the struggling group. Parent-child cohesion increased the stability of the thriving group across time. Anxious attachment may worsen PTSD among adolescents and lower the stability of low-affected groups across time.CONCLUSIONSCoexisting and transitional patterns exist in PTSD and PTG across time. Wrong parenting styles and insecure attachments can exacerbate PTSD symptoms and diminish adolescents' resilience, but parent-child cohesion can facilitate their growth after trauma. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":"28 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142203910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patricia Correia-Santos,Bárbara Sousa,Julian D Ford,Ângela Costa Maia,Ricardo J Pinto
{"title":"Resilience in the aftermath of trauma: Classes of adjustment in at-risk youth.","authors":"Patricia Correia-Santos,Bárbara Sousa,Julian D Ford,Ângela Costa Maia,Ricardo J Pinto","doi":"10.1037/tra0001797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001797","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVEYouth who have been exposed to potentially traumatic events are at risk of developing chronic and severe adjustment problems. However, some youth exposed to potentially traumatic events exhibit better-than-expected adaptation. Person-centered analyses, based on multiple criteria for adaptive behavior and adversity, are well-suited to empirically identifying different patterns of adaptation among high-risk youth.METHODData from 381 youth from three at-risk subgroups in Portugal were collected using self-reported measures of trauma history, trauma-related symptomatology, coping skills, and perceived social support. Distinct classes of adaptation after traumatic experiences were examined with latent class analysis.RESULTSFour classes were identified: (a) trauma-related psychopathology class (13.6%), (b) adaptive resilience class (36.8%), (c) low resources class (11.4%), and (d) high resources class (38.2%). Trauma-related psychopathology class and low resources class were characterized by high levels of maladjustment. Similarly to the low resources class, the trauma-related psychopathology class reported a significantly higher likelihood of trauma-related psychopathology and higher levels of problem-solving skills. The adaptive resilience class and high resources class also reported lower levels of maladjustment, and the high resources class reported higher levels of coping skills and lower levels of externalizing problems than any other class.CONCLUSIONClinicians treating children's internalizing mental health or externalizing behavior problems should assess trauma history and trauma-related psychopathology, as well as protective resources that may enhance resilience such as skills for problem solving and social support seeking. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142203907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How trauma is represented on social media: Analysis of #trauma content on TikTok.","authors":"Cliodhna O'Connor,Giulia Brown,Julienne Debono,Lauren Suty,Helene Joffe","doi":"10.1037/tra0001792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001792","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVEThe ways that mental health concepts are represented on social media could have significant implications for lay understandings and behavior. The current article reports an analysis of how trauma is represented on TikTok, one of the world's most popular social media platforms.METHODFollowing a search for content using the hashtag #trauma, 143 videos were subjected to qualitative content analysis to characterize the profiles of their producers, intended function, and trauma-related content.RESULTSResults show that most videos were produced by young White people, who drew on their personal experience of trauma to generate confessional narratives or raise awareness of trauma. Trauma was most often attributed to childhood adversity or relationship difficulties. A diverse range of behaviors and experiences were positioned as evidence of trauma.CONCLUSIONSFindings are consistent with prior suggestions that trauma's boundaries are expanding in the form of \"concept creep,\" but also draw attention to the role of humor and irony in social media invocations of the concept. Given the current near-ubiquity of social media consumption, particularly among young people, establishing the implications of exposure to this content should be a priority for future research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142203909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexa M Raudales,Reina Kiefer,Noam G Newberger,Jewelia J Ferguson,Ateka A Contractor,Nicole H Weiss
{"title":"Emotion dysregulation and posttraumatic stress symptom severity: The influence of cortisol reactivity following idiographic emotion inductions.","authors":"Alexa M Raudales,Reina Kiefer,Noam G Newberger,Jewelia J Ferguson,Ateka A Contractor,Nicole H Weiss","doi":"10.1037/tra0001786","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001786","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVEEmotion dysregulation plays a central role in the etiology and maintenance of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). Individual differences in physiological responses to emotionally evocative events may influence the strength of this association. The objective of this study was to test whether cortisol reactivity following idiographic emotion induction tasks moderated the relation between emotion dysregulation and PTSS severity.METHODParticipants were 94 community women currently experiencing intimate partner violence and using substances (age: M = 40.5 years; 35.2% Black; 61.5% unemployed). PTSS severity was assessed at baseline via a clinician-administered diagnostic interview. Participants provided a self-report of emotion dysregulation at baseline. Samples of salivary cortisol were collected pre-, during, and postidiographic emotion inductions during an experimental session.RESULTSA significant emotion dysregulation by cortisol reactivity interaction was found (b = 0.18, p = .02). Emotion dysregulation was related to PTSS severity for those with high (b = 0.13, p < .001), but not low (b = -0.001, p = .99), levels of cortisol reactivity following idiographic emotion inductions.CONCLUSIONSFindings provide novel evidence of the interplay of emotion dysregulation and cortisol reactivity, an indicator of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system axis stress reactivity, following emotionally evocative stimuli in relation to PTSS severity. Information from this study may help to identify individuals who are at highest risk of more severe PTSS. Future work is needed to replicate findings among diverse populations impacted by trauma (e.g., veterans, men). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142203911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of maternal postmigration living difficulties in intergenerational trauma transmission among asylum-seeker mother-child dyads: Exploring complex posttraumatic stress disorder as a mechanism.","authors":"Rahel Bachem,Yafit Levin,Kim Yuval,Andreas Maercker,Zahava Solomon,Amit Bernstein","doi":"10.1037/tra0001767","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001767","url":null,"abstract":"OBJECTIVEAmong forcibly displaced people, maternal trauma and stress have been implicated in poor child socioemotional outcomes via intergenerational trauma transmission. This study explored the role of maternal postmigration living difficulties (PMLD) in the pathway linking maternal trauma, trauma-related psychopathology, and child socioemotional outcomes among mother-child dyads seeking asylum in a high-risk urban setting.METHODParticipants were East African (Eritrean) mothers (N = 127) of preschool-aged children seeking asylum in Israel. Using moderated mediation analysis, we tested whether and how PMLD may moderate the mediating role of current maternal International Classification of Diseases, 11th revision (ICD-11) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex posttraumatic stress disorder disturbances in self-organization (DSO) symptoms between past maternal trauma exposure and current postdisplacement child internalizing and externalizing difficulties. Children's direct exposure to adverse life experiences was controlled for.RESULTSMaternal PTSD symptoms mediated the association between past maternal trauma exposure and child internalizing difficulties, but not externalizing difficulties, across all levels of current maternal PMLD. However, maternal DSO symptoms mediated internalizing and externalizing child outcomes, but only among mothers reporting high levels of current PMLD.CONCLUSIONThis study provides novel evidence that PMLD may amplify the toxicity of past maternal trauma exposure for poor child socioemotional outcomes via ICD-11 DSO symptoms. The intergenerational transmission pathway via the narrower fear-based ICD-11 PTSD, however, is independent of the degree of maternal PMLD. Findings suggest that policies designed to buffer intergenerational trauma transmission among forcibly displaced people may need to consider the toxicity of PMLD as well as enable mothers to heal from PTSD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":"79 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142203912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eva McKinsey, Amelia Thorn, Minjee Kristin Kim, Kaitlyn Hanson, Raza Lamb, Nina A Brockelman, Samuel K Lawrence, Sidharth Ravi
{"title":"Judges' attitudes and experiences related to a trauma-informed approach: An exploratory study.","authors":"Eva McKinsey, Amelia Thorn, Minjee Kristin Kim, Kaitlyn Hanson, Raza Lamb, Nina A Brockelman, Samuel K Lawrence, Sidharth Ravi","doi":"10.1037/tra0001784","DOIUrl":"10.1037/tra0001784","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Understanding judges' views is crucial to the successful adoption of a trauma-informed (TI) approach in the U.S. court system, yet little is known on this topic. We explored judges' attitudes of and experiences with TI practice to help fill this gap.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We surveyed 91 North Carolina district court judges, assessing their attitudes related to TI practice, use of trauma-informed practices (TIPs), previous trauma education, and support for different justice goals. We conducted independent-samples t tests and Poisson regression analyses to compare attitudes, use of TIPs, and education experiences between judges working in juvenile justice and those not in juvenile justice; descriptive statistics to examine rates of engagement with different TIPs; and bivariate correlation analyses to assess associations between TI practice outcomes and justice goals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Analyses revealed more favorable attitudes toward a TI approach and greater engagement with trauma education among judges working in juvenile versus adult courts; TIPs with the lowest levels of engagement related to policies and procedures; and strong positive correlations between favorable TI practice attitudes and support for rehabilitation and restoration.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings highlight areas for growth in the movement to create more TI courts, such as strengthening support for TI practice in the adult criminal system and implementing TIPs related to policies, procedures, and outcomes, not just communication. Findings also support the connection between a TI approach and less punitive justice practices, signaling the potential role that TI judicial practice can play in shifting our legal system toward more transformative forms of justice. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142140907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mike C Parent, Andrew S Arriaga, Jackie Yang, Melanie E Brewster
{"title":"Traumatic life events, everyday discrimination, and posttraumatic symptoms among sexual minority men.","authors":"Mike C Parent, Andrew S Arriaga, Jackie Yang, Melanie E Brewster","doi":"10.1037/tra0001769","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001769","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Experiences of everyday discrimination are linked with mental health issues for sexual minority individuals, including posttraumatic symptoms (PTS), yet it is unclear whether experiences of discrimination are linked with PTS after accounting for the influence of traumatic life events. This study sought to increase understanding of the link between everyday discrimination and PTS, among sexual minority men.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A sample of 290 gay men living in the United States completed an online survey including measures of traumatic life events, everyday discrimination, and PTS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Logistic regressions supported a link between everyday discrimination and meeting the cutoff for PTS, after accounting for traumatic life events. Furthermore, everyday discrimination was linked with higher scores on all symptom clusters of PTS.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Study results provide support for a link between everyday discrimination and PTS at levels exceeding clinical cutoffs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142140909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lucas D Baker, Michael L Dolezal, Jason T Goodson, Andrew J Smith
{"title":"Screening for PTSD in police officers: Preliminary psychometric properties of the adapted primary care PTSD screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5 [0-20]) screener.","authors":"Lucas D Baker, Michael L Dolezal, Jason T Goodson, Andrew J Smith","doi":"10.1037/tra0001741","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001741","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Police officers are at heightened risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to frequent exposure to traumatic stressors. Early identification of PTSD symptoms is crucial for timely intervention. However, stigma and low utilization of mental health services create barriers to accessing care, which can be improved through the use of accessible, brief, and efficient screening instruments. The Primary Care PTSD for <i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5;</i> PC-PTSD-5) scale is a brief, five-item self-report questionnaire demonstrating good reliability and validity in the identification of probable PTSD among veterans and civilians but has not yet been examined in first responder populations.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>In this study, we assess the psychometric properties of an adapted version of the measure (PC-PTSD-5 [0-20]) in a sample of U.S. police officers (<i>N</i> = 394), focusing on reliability, structural validity, measurement invariance, and convergent and discriminant validity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Internal consistency of the PC-PTSD-5 [0-20] was good (α = .87), with uniform item-total correlations ranging from .78 to .83. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a single-factor structure (comparative fit index = 0.97, Tucker-Lewis index = 0.94, root-mean-square error of approximation = 0.12 (90% CI [.08, .16]), standardized root-mean-square residual = 0.03) that was invariant between male and female officers, <i>χ</i>²(9, <i>N</i> = 394) = 2.72, <i>p</i> = .974, and across years of service, <i>χ</i>²(9, <i>N</i> = 394) = 9.02, <i>p</i> = .436, providing evidence of construct validity. The measure also demonstrated convergent and discriminant validity, showing varying degrees of correlational strength with 20 operational stressors, the strongest of which were with traumatic stressors (<i>r</i> = .52, <i>p</i> < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings suggest the PC-PTSD-5 [0-20] may be a valuable tool for identifying PTSD symptoms in police officers, benefiting both clinical and research applications. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).</p>","PeriodicalId":20982,"journal":{"name":"Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142140908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}