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Childhood Trauma Questionnaire – Psychometrische Eigenschaften einer deutschsprachigen Version

Published Online:September 30, 2009https://doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443.38.4.223

Abstract

Zusammenfassung.Theoretischer Hintergrund: Erfahrungen von Missbrauch und Vernachlässigung in der Kindheit werden mit dem späteren Auftreten psychischer Störungen in Verbindung gebracht. Zur Erfassung solcher Erfahrungen sind im deutschsprachigen Raum bislang keine validierten Instrumente publiziert worden. Fragestellung: Stimmt die dimensionale Struktur einer deutschen Übersetzung des Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ; Bernstein & Fink, 1998) mit der des Originals überein und verfügt sie über zufriedenstellende psychometrische Eigenschaften? Methode: Der Fragebogen wurde von 363 Patienten und 61 Studierenden ausgefüllt. Die Dimensionalität, Reliabilität und Validität wurden überprüft. Ergebnisse: Das fünf Faktoren umfassende Modell der Originalversion konnte bestätigt werden. Interne Konsistenz und Retestreliabilität sind zufriedenstellend bis sehr hoch. Einzig die Skala körperliche Vernachlässigung weist eine unbefriedigende interne Konsistenz auf. Schlussfolgerungen: Die hier untersuchte deutschsprachige Version des CTQ kann als Äquivalent zur englischsprachigen Originalversion angesehen werden.


Childhood Trauma Questionnaire – Psychometric properties of a German version

Abstract.Background: Experiences of childhood abuse and neglect are associated with the subsequent development of psychological disorders. There is a lack of validated inventories in the German language to assess experiences of childhood maltreatment. Objective: To examine the psychometric characteristics of a German version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ; Bernstein & Fink 1998). Methods: Data were collected from 363 patients with a psychiatric disorder and from 61 students. Dimensionality, reliability, and validity of the CTQ were evaluated. Results: The five-factor model of the original version was confirmed for the German version. Internal consistency and the retestreliability are acceptable to very high. Only the scale physical neglect showed an inadequate internal consistency. Conclusions: The German version of the CTQ examined in this study may be considered as equivalent to the original version.

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