An interim report on the development of the Psychological Trauma and Resources Scales

Psychol Rep. 1997 Jun;80(3 Pt 1):819-31. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1997.80.3.819.

Abstract

The William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute Psychological Trauma and Psychological Resources Scales is a preliminary measure for the assessment of psychological trauma and psychological health from a developmental perspective. This three-part article (1) discusses the various rationales leading to the development of the scales, (2) provides a factor-analysis of responses of 336 college students, and (3) addresses current (N = 37) and planned efforts to establish reliability and validity of a more refined version.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Psychological*
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Personality Development
  • Personality Inventory / statistics & numerical data*
  • Problem Solving*
  • Psychometrics
  • Reference Values
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology*
  • Students / psychology