Psychometric Properties of the Life Events Checklist-korean Version

Overview

Journal Psychiatry Investig

Specialty Psychiatry

Date 2010 Jan 5

PMID 20046360

Citations 23

Authors

Hwallip Bae

Daeho Kim

Herry Koh

Yangsuk Kim

June Sung Park

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Abstract

Objective: The Life Events Checklist is a brief screening instrument that is used for potentially traumatic events such as accidents, disasters, sexual or physical assaults, or combat-related exposures. The original English version was recently tested for reliability and validity and it showed good psychometric properties, and so its use is recommended for the assessment of trauma.

Methods: This study investigated the reliability and validity of a Life Events Checklist-Korean version in 157 consecutive psychiatric outpatients at a university-affiliated teaching hospital. The questionnaire also included the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the State and Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Correlation and principal component analyses were conducted.

Results: The four week test-retest reliability was good and the internal consistency was acceptable. In addition, the number of traumatic events was significantly correlated with the posttraumatic depressive and anxiety symptoms, which demonstrated the convergent validity of the scale. Additionally, exploratory factor analysis identified a six-factor structure that explained 57.2% of the total variance.

Conclusion: These findings support the reliability and validity of the Life Events Checklist-Korean version.

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