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