ABSTRACT

The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), the Traumatic Exposure Severity Scale (TESS) and the Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire (PDEQ) are questionnaires widely used in studies of trauma and dissociation. This study aimed to examine the validity of the Persian versions of these questionnaires among a total of 230 individuals from the cities of Kermanshah and Sarpol-e Zahab that had experienced 2017 Iran earthquake. Results from a confirmatory factor analysis did not support the original five-factor solution for the TESS. Two principal component analyses resulted in a four-component solution for a revised version of the scale. PDEQ scores, TESS scores, and its sub-scales, were found to significantly correlate with a PTSD measure with their effect sizes ranging from medium to large according to Cohen’s guidelines. Furthermore, significant correlations between two sub-scales of the CTQ and a dissociation measure were found with medium effect sizes. Consequently, reliability and validity measures obtained from the sample of this study were supportive of the use of the Persian versions of the TESS, the PDEQ, and the CTQ among Persian-speaking populations. Further research on psychological responses to earthquakes and other natural disasters can provide the opportunity for cross-cultural comparisons in terms of specific resilience factors and vulnerabilities following mass trauma.

摘要

儿童创伤调查表（CTQ），创伤暴露严重程度量表（TESS）和围创伤期离解经历调查表（PDEQ）是广泛用于创伤和解离研究的问卷。这项研究旨在检查来自2017年伊朗地震的克曼沙赫和萨波尔-扎哈卜市的230位个人中这些问卷的波斯语版本的有效性。验证性因子分析的结果不支持TESS的原始五因子解决方案。两次主成分分析得出了针对该比额表修订版的四成分解决方案。根据Cohen的指南，发现PDEQ得分，TESS得分及其子量表与PTSD度量显着相关，其影响大小从中到大。此外，在中等效应量的情况下，发现了两个CTQ子量表和一个解离量度之间的显着相关性。因此，从这项研究的样本中获得的信度和效度指标支持在波斯语人群中使用TESS，PDEQ和CTQ的波斯版本。关于地震和其他自然灾害的心理反应的进一步研究可以为跨文化的比较提供机会，以针对特定的复原力因素和大规模创伤后的脆弱性进行比较。以及波斯语人群中的CTQ。关于地震和其他自然灾害的心理反应的进一步研究可以为跨文化的比较提供机会，以针对特定的复原力因素和大规模创伤后的脆弱性进行比较。和波斯语人群中的CTQ。关于地震和其他自然灾害的心理反应的进一步研究可以为跨文化的比较提供机会，以针对特定的复原力因素和大规模创伤后的脆弱性进行比较。