A Validation Study of the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale

Autor/inn/en	Keck Seeley, Susan. M.; Perosa, Sandra, L.; Perosa, Linda, M.
Titel	A Validation Study of the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale
Quelle	In: Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 28 (2004) 7, S.755-769 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-2134
DOI	10.1016/j.chiabu.2004.01.006
Schlagwörter	Measures (Individuals); Females; Scores; Child Behavior; Behavior Problems; Adolescents; Sexual Abuse; Construct Validity; Child Abuse; Likert Scales; Correlation; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Test Validity; Test Reliability; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Messdaten; Weibliches Geschlecht; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Sexueller Missbrauch; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Likert-Skala; Korrelation; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität
Abstract	Objective: The purpose of this study was to further the validation process of the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (A-DES). In this study, a 6-item Likert response format with descriptors was used when responding to the A-DES rather than the 11-item response format used in the original A-DES. Method: The internal reliability and construct validity of the A-DES were examined by analyzing the relationships between A-DES scores, sexual abuse, and behavior. The sample consisted of 65 females ranging in age from 11 to 18 who were categorized into two groups. Thirty-four adolescents who were not in therapy and who denied a history of traumatic experiences formed the nonclinical group. Thirty-one sexually abused adolescents who were currently receiving therapy formed the clinical group. The adolescent participants completed the A-DES, their parent or guardian completed a measure of behavior (the Child Behavior Checklist-CBCL), and the therapists of the clinical adolescents completed a Trauma History Form. Results: The A-DES discriminated between the nonclinical and clinical sexually abused adolescents. However, in post hoc analyses, the A-DES did not discriminate between PTSD adolescents and those with other psychiatric diagnoses. Significant moderate correlations were found between the A-DES and the CBCL Total behavior problem scale and Internalizing and Externalizing scales. Conclusions: The A-DES items are internally consistent, and the A-DES shows promise for screening adolescents for pathological dissociation. (Author).
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