2024
A psychometric evaluation of the PTSD Checklist for DSM‐5 among women experiencing intimate partner violence
Schick M, Sullivan T, Alfano A, Weiss N. A psychometric evaluation of the PTSD Checklist for DSM‐5 among women experiencing intimate partner violence. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2024 PMID: 39031171, DOI: 10.1002/jts.23087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevalence of posttraumatic stress disorderPTSD ChecklistPCL-5Intimate partner violenceDSM-5Self-report measures of PTSD symptomsPsychometric propertiesMeasures of PTSD symptomsPTSD diagnosisPosttraumatic stress disorderTrauma-exposed populationsPTSD prevalenceSample of community womenSelf-report measuresAdequate psychometric propertiesPartner violencePTSD symptomsStress disorderCutoff scorePsychometric evaluationInternal consistencyCommunity womenCronbach's aChecklistViolence
2021
Ethnic-Racial Identity and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Role of Emotional Avoidance Among Trauma-Exposed Community Individuals
Weiss N, Schick M, Reyes M, Thomas E, Tobar-Santamaria A, Contractor A. Ethnic-Racial Identity and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: The Role of Emotional Avoidance Among Trauma-Exposed Community Individuals. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2021, 13: 35-43. PMID: 33030936, PMCID: PMC8443085, DOI: 10.1037/tra0000974.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of posttraumatic stress disorderNegative emotional avoidancePTSD symptom severityEthnic-racial identityTrauma-exposed community individualsEmotional avoidancePosttraumatic stress disorderEthnic-racial differencesSymptom severityStress disorderAssociated with PTSD symptom severityCommunity individualsPositive emotional avoidanceEthnic-racial minoritiesIndirect effectsTrauma-exposedBlack subsampleWhite subsampleHispanic subsampleAvoidanceSubsampleDisordersSeverityIndividualsIdentity