Die deutsche Version des Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ): Erste Befunde zu den psychometrischen Kennwerten

Abstract

Given the relevance of child maltreatment for the development and treatment of many mental disorders, the objective of our study was the psychometric evaluation of the German version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). In a sample of psychiatric patients (N=1 524) the established factor structure (i.e. sexual, physical and emotional abuse as well as physical and emotional neglect) was replicated by means of confirmatory factor analysis. The internal consistency of all scales (apart from physical neglect) was high (Cronbachs α ≥ 0.89). Correlations between the CTQ and self-report measures for posttraumatic stress, dissociation and general psychopathology were low to moderate. The psychometric properties of the German version of the CTQ were similar to the American original; it proved to be a reliable and valid screen for the retrospective assessment of child maltreatment.

Investigating institutional abuse survivors’ help-seeking attitudes with the Inventory of Attitudes towards Seeking Mental Health Services

“…The mean sum score of the CTQ-SF values was 69.17 ( SD  = 12.02). This was significantly higher than the mean sum scores of a representative adult sample of the German population ( M  = 35.99, SD  = 10.48; t (2718) = 44.46, p  < .001; Wingenfeld et al, 2010) and of a large German sample of adult psychiatric patients ( M  = 48.3, SD  = 19.6; t (1742) = 15.38, p  < .001; Iffland, Brähler, Neuner, Häuser, & Glaesmer, 2013). The participants experienced a mean of 5.65 life events ( SD  = 3.09) during adulthood according to the LEC-5.…”

A Comparison of Schemas, Schema Modes and Childhood Traumas in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Chronic Pain Disorder and Eating Disorders

“…The CTQ measures 5 potential domains: ‘emotional abuse', ‘physical abuse', ‘sexual abuse', emotional neglect and ‘physical neglect'. For the German version, the factor structure, good reliability and validity were demonstrated [24]. So far, norms for the German version do not exist.…”

A network analysis of anger, shame, proposed ICD-11 post-traumatic stress disorder, and different types of childhood trauma in foster care settings in a sample of adult survivors

“…To assess the stressor criterion for PTSD, we used the CTQ (Bernstein et al, 2003; German version, Wingenfeld et al, 2010). The CTQ is a 28-item self-report questionnaire assessing the experienced frequency of different types of CA including sexual, physical and emotional abuse and neglect on a five-point scale (from 1 = ‘never’ to 5 = ‘very often’).…”