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ArticlePsicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS2024

International Trauma Questionnaire and Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory-9: validity evidence and measurement invariance of their Brazilian versions.

Isabelle Aprigio, Pedro Paulo Pires Dos Santos, Gustavo Gauer

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Article in Psicologia, reflexao e critica : revista semestral do Departamento de Psicologia da UFRGS, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Isabelle AprigioFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Room 227, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP 91900-410, Brazil. aprigioisabelle@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8340-4590
Pedro Paulo Pires Dos SantosFederal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8831-9056
Gustavo GauerFederal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Rua Ramiro Barcelos, 2600, Room 227, Porto Alegre, RS, CEP 91900-410, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8536-9493

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico research productivity grantCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior master's scholarshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior PROEX financing
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backgroundThe International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) is used to measure posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex posttraumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) symptoms, and the Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory-9 (PTCI-9) is used to measure posttraumatic cognitions. Both tools have been translated for use in Brazil. However, the psychometric properties of the Brazilian versions were not investigated, and no study has verified the invariance of these tools for many traumatic event types.

objectiveThis study examined the validity, reliability, and measurement invariance of the Brazilian versions of the ITQ and the PTCI-9 for trauma type, gender, race, age group, education level, and geographical region.

methodsA total of 2,111 people (67.74% women) participated in an online survey. The scale models were tested via confirmatory factor analyses and measurement invariance through multigroup analyses. Pearson's correlation analyses were used to examine the relationships between PTSD, CPTSD, posttraumatic cognitions, and depressive symptoms.

resultsExcept for the affective dysregulation factor, the reliabilities of the ITQ and PTCI-9 dimensions were adequate. Models with six correlated dimensions for the ITQ and three correlated dimensions for the PTCI-9 showed adequate fit to the data. The ITQ and PTCI-9 exhibited scalar invariance for gender, race, age group, education level, and geographical region. The ITQ also demonstrated full invariance for trauma type. The factors of both instruments were related to each other and to depressive symptoms, with higher effect sizes for posttraumatic cognitions and complex posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms.

conclusionWe recommend using the Brazilian versions of the ITQ and PTCI-9, which are crucial tools for assessing and treating trauma-related disorders.

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