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ArticleEuropean journal of psychotraumatology2020

Psychometric properties of the Dutch revised sense of coherence scale in a firefighter sample.

Iris J L Egberink, Tim Harms, Miriam J J Lommen

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Article in European journal of psychotraumatology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Iris J L EgberinkDepartment of Psychometrics and Statistics, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0191-2733
Tim HarmsDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Miriam J J LommenDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8845-4338
University of Groningen · NL

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Abstract

backgroundSense of coherence (SOC) has been associated with resilience to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and seems to be a promising factor in primary prevention of PTSD in high risk populations.

objectiveThe present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the Dutch revised Sense of Coherence Scale (SOC-R) in a sample of

methodTo investigate the internal structure of this 13-item scale, a Mokken scale analysis and an exploratory factor analysis were conducted (i.e. parallel analysis based on MRFA).

resultsThe combined results of these analyses suggested that a one-factor solution with 10 out of 13 items was most compelling for our firefighter sample. Reliability estimates for the 10-item version increased compared to the 13-item version (13-item: α = .82, λ

conclusionsThe one-factor solution of the Dutch SOC-R with 10 items (excluding item 2, item 3, and item 6) is most convincing. The use of this scale might be specifically interesting regarding its potential to primary prevention of trauma-related psychopathology in high-risk samples.

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exploratory factor analysisfirefightersMokken scaling• Psychometric evaluation increases the valid use of measures. • A total score based on 10 items provides the best Dutch SOC-R measurement. • The Dutch SOC-R has the potential to be an interesting measure that can be used to further understand the development of PTSD in high-risk samples.Sense of coherenceSOC-R

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