The factor structure of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among Rwandans exposed to the 1994 genocide: A confirmatory factor analytic study using the PCL-C

Highlights • The latent structure of PTSD is predominantly studied in Western populations. • We compared alternative models of DSM-IV PTSD in sub-Saharan Africa. • PTSD symptoms were assessed with PCL-C on a sample of Rwandans with genocidal exposure ( N = 465). • The emotional numbing, dysphoria an...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of anxiety disorders 2015-05, Vol.32, p.8-16
Main Authors: Fodor, Kinga E, Pozen, Joanna, Ntaganira, Joseph, Sezibera, Vincent, Neugebauer, Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Affective Symptoms - ethnology
Affective Symptoms - psychology
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arousal - physiology
Cluster Analysis
Confirmatory factor analysis
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Genocide
Genocide - psychology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychiatry
PTSD
Rwanda
Rwanda - ethnology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - ethnology
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic - psychology
Sub-Saharan Africa
Young Adult
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Highlights • The latent structure of PTSD is predominantly studied in Western populations. • We compared alternative models of DSM-IV PTSD in sub-Saharan Africa. • PTSD symptoms were assessed with PCL-C on a sample of Rwandans with genocidal exposure ( N = 465). • The emotional numbing, dysphoria and dysphoric arousal models gained support in confirmatory factor analysis. • The latent structure of PTSD in this sample is similar to that found in Euro-American samples.
ISSN:0887-6185
1873-7897
DOI:10.1016/j.janxdis.2015.03.001