Postdisaster stress in the United States and Mexico: a cross-cultural test of the multicriterion conceptual model of posttraumatic stress disorder.
J Abnorm Psychol
; 110(4): 553-63, 2001 Nov.
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| ID: mdl-11727945
ABSTRACT
Data on symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were collected 6 months after Hurricanes Paulina (N = 200; Mexico) and Andrew (non-Hispanic n = 270; United States) using the Revised Civilian Mississippi Scale. A 4-factor measurement model that represented the accepted multicriterion conceptualization of PTSD fit the data of the U.S. and Mexican samples equally well. The 4 factors of Intrusion, Avoidance, Numbing, and Arousal correlated significantly and equivalently with severity of trauma in each sample. A single construct explained much of the covariance of the symptom factors in each sample. However, modeling PTSD as a unidimensional construct masked differences between samples in symptom severity. With severity of trauma controlled, the Mexican sample was higher in Intrusion and Avoidance, whereas the U.S. sample was higher in Arousal. The results suggest that PTSD is a meaningful construct to study in Latin American societies.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático
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Desastres
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
País/Región como asunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Abnorm Psychol
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article