Journal article
Sexual Trauma Screening for Men and Women: Examining the Construct Validity of a Two-Item Screen
Violence and victims, Vol.34(1), pp.175-193
01/01/2019
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-17-00003
Abstract
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States, has conducted universal screening for military sexual trauma (MST) to facilitate MST-related care since 2002. VHA defines MST as sexual assault or repeated, threatening sexual harassment that occurred during military service. Evidence of construct validity, the degree to which the screen is measuring what it purports to measure (i.e., MST), was examined using the 23-item Sexual Experiences Questionnaire-Department of Defense (SEQ-DoD). Results showed individuals who endorsed no SEQ-DoD items screened MST negative. Those who had experienced more SEQ-DoD behaviors with greater frequency, and across all four SEQ-DoD domains, were more likely to screen MST positive. Findings were similar for men and women. These findings contribute to the validity evidence for the VHA MST screen.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Sexual Trauma Screening for Men and Women: Examining the Construct Validity of a Two-Item Screen
- Creators
- Michelle A. Mengeling - Iowa City VA Hlth Care Syst, CADRE 152,Suite 42-260,601 Highway 6 West, Iowa City, IA 52246 USAKelly Hyman Burkitt - VA Pittsburgh Healthcare Syst, Pittsburgh, PA USAGala True - SoutheastSusan L. Zickmund - VA Salt Lake City Hlth Care Syst, Salt Lake City, UT USASarah S. Ono - VA Portland Hlth Care Syst, Portland, OR USANichole K. Bayliss - Chatham UniversityWilliam C. Holmes - Philadelphia VA Med Ctr, Philadelphia, PA USAAnne G. Sadler - Iowa City VA Hlth Care Syst, CADRE 152,Suite 42-260,601 Highway 6 West, Iowa City, IA 52246 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Violence and victims, Vol.34(1), pp.175-193
- DOI
- 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-17-00003
- ISSN
- 0886-6708
- eISSN
- 1945-7073
- Publisher
- Springer Publishing Co
- Number of pages
- 19
- Grant note
- VA HSRD IIR 05-306 / Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Research and Development, Health Services Research and Development; US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2019
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Injury Prevention Research Center; General Internal Medicine; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984281653102771
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