The purpose of this study was to create a reliable, quick and easy to administer screening measure of violence exposure and trauma for children from infancy through age 7. In a sample of 6,676 children, caregivers completing a 22-item screener reported nearly one out of five youth had been exposed as witness or victim to at least one kind of violence. For trauma, caregivers reported that their children had trouble going to sleep at least sometimes (15.83%), had cried or had a tantrum to exhaustion (15.61%) and had difficulty concentrating or focusing (15.55%). Analyses showed reliable internal consistency for violence exposure (.74) and trauma (.85) scales. Factor analyses revealed a single trauma factor and two violence exposure factors, witnessing and victimization. These data provide support for a brief screening measure for trauma and violence exposure in children from birth through age seven that can be administered by minimally trained staff in public systems and community-based agencies who can then refer children and families to necessary assessment and treatment services.

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一种新的简短筛查仪，用于测量幼儿的创伤症状和暴力暴露。

这项研究的目的是创建一种可靠，快速且易于实施的筛查措施，以衡量从7岁到7岁的婴儿的暴力暴露和创伤情况。在6676名儿童的样本中，完成22项筛查的看护人中，有将近一名五名青年至少曾作为证人或受害者遭受过一种暴力。对于创伤，看护者报告说，他们的孩子至少有时难以入睡（15.83％），哭闹或发脾气（15.61％）并且难以集中注意力（15.55％）。分析表明，暴力暴露量表（.74）和创伤量表（.85）的内部一致性可靠。因素分析揭示了一个创伤因素和两个暴力暴露因素，即目击者和受害者。