Journal article
Development and Preliminary Validation of the University of Minnesota's Traumatic Stress Screen for Children and Adolescents (TSSCA)
The journal of behavioral health services & research, Vol.48(1), pp.50-62
01/01/2021
DOI: 10.1007/s11414-020-09725-1
PMID: 32851563
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 (n(1) = 134,n(2) = 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.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Development and Preliminary Validation of the University of Minnesota's Traumatic Stress Screen for Children and Adolescents (TSSCA)
- Creators
- Katelyn Donisch - Duke UniversityYanchen Zhang - University of MinnesotaChris Bray - WilderSharesSophia Frank - University of MinnesotaAbigail H. Gewirtz - University of Minnesota
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The journal of behavioral health services & research, Vol.48(1), pp.50-62
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- DOI
- 10.1007/s11414-020-09725-1
- PMID
- 32851563
- ISSN
- 1094-3412
- eISSN
- 1556-3308
- Number of pages
- 13
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2021
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984371095502771
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