Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Culture and Science of university, Tehran, Iran

2 Baqiyatallah university of Mental science & Clinical psychology, Tehran, Iran

3 University of social welfare &rehabilitation science

Abstract

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common, chronic and debilitating disorders. The present research was conducted to determine the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5). The research method is descriptive and correlational. Sampling method is convenience. Sample size in the first step consists of 201 people and the final step includes validated questionnaires including 157 Tehran citizens who have experienced excessive stress and from April to September 2017 responded to the Connor- Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the PTSD scale of MCCP (MCCP). The results of exploratory factor analysis showed that PCL-5 has a five-factor structure in Iranian culture. The internal consistency of the scale is high and the Cronbach's alpha is equal to 0.92. Significant correlation between the scores of this scale and the MCCP scores indicates the desired convergent validity (0.74) and with the CD-RISC scores represent a desirable divergent validity (0.46). PCL-5 as a tool according to DSM-5 can help specialists in the assessment of PTSD.

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research
Volume 9, Issue 3
December 2018
Pages 131-142

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  • Receive Date: 04 February 2019
  • Accept Date: 04 February 2019
  • First Publish Date: 04 February 2019
  • Publish Date: 23 September 2018

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