Confirmatory factor analysis of posttraumatic stress symptoms in emergency personnel: An examination of seven alternative models

Recent studies into the underlying factor structure of posttraumatic stress symptoms often report factor structures that do not replicate the three symptom cluster of re-experiencing, avoidance and arousal symptoms as classified within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders (Ameri...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 2006-07, Vol.41 (2), p.213-224
Main Authors: Andrews, Leanne, Joseph, Stephen, Shevlin, Mark, Troop, Nick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety disorders. Neuroses
Biological and medical sciences
Confirmatory factor analysis
Emergency services
Medical sciences
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Psychiatric disorders
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
PTSD
Symptom structure
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Summary:Recent studies into the underlying factor structure of posttraumatic stress symptoms often report factor structures that do not replicate the three symptom cluster of re-experiencing, avoidance and arousal symptoms as classified within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 1994, 2000). Data from 485 emergency service personnel who had experienced an occupational trauma were submitted to confirmatory factor analysis to test seven alternative factor models of posttraumatic stress symptoms. This study is one of the most comprehensive structural analyses of posttrauma symptoms to date. The model of best fit comprised four first-order factors including intrusion, avoidance, numbing and arousal alongside a general PTSD factor. This study highlighted the difference between the current DSM symptom groupings and those derived empirically.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2005.11.034