2015
The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM‐5 (PCL‐5): Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation
Blevins CA, Weathers FW, Davis MT, Witte TK, Domino JL. The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM‐5 (PCL‐5): Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2015, 28: 489-498. PMID: 26606250, DOI: 10.1002/jts.22059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic Stress Disorder ChecklistPCL-5 scoresComparative fit indexPCL-5Initial psychometric evaluationPTSD symptomsTucker-Lewis indexDSM-5Trauma-exposed college studentsSelf-report measuresPsychometric evaluationStrong internal consistencyConfirmatory factor analysisDSM-5 changesTest-retest reliabilityPTSD criteriaStudy 1Study 2Sound measureDiscriminant validityPsychometric propertiesCollege studentsFit indicesAdequate fitSuperior fit
2014
PTSD Symptom Clusters Are Differentially Associated with Components of the Acquired Capability for Suicide
Zuromski KL, Davis MT, Witte TK, Weathers F, Blevins C. PTSD Symptom Clusters Are Differentially Associated with Components of the Acquired Capability for Suicide. Suicide And Life-Threatening Behavior 2014, 44: 682-697. PMID: 24796870, DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPTSD symptom clustersPosttraumatic stress disorderAcquired CapabilitySpecific PTSD symptom clustersSymptom clustersTrauma-exposed undergraduatesInterpersonal-psychological theorySuicidal behaviorAnxious arousalPTSD symptomsStress disorderPain tolerancePrevious researchCurrent studySuicideNumbingObserved relationshipArousalRelationshipUndergraduatesConstructsBehaviorDisordersResearchSymptoms