Discriminant Validation of the Modified Secondary Trauma Questionnaire

Motta, Robert W.

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“…The principal investigator organized a pencil and paper survey instrument that included the following items: (a) demographic questions on the age, race and gender of each Soldier, spouse, and child, the socio-economic status of the family, as well as the length and frequency of deployment(s), (b) the PTSD checklist, Military Version (PCL-M) (Weathers et al 1993) (c), the secondary trauma scale (STS) (Motta et al 2001), (d) the hurt-insult-threaten-scream (HITS) (Sherin et al 1998), (e) the relax-alone-friends-family-trouble (RAFFT) (Bastiaens et al 2002), (f) and the child behavior checklist (CBCL) (Achenbach and Rescorla 2001). The PCL-M portion was only completed by the soldier and the STS portions were only done by the spouse or partner.…”

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“…This scale counting 18 items relevant to secondary trauma was given to the spouses or partners residing with military service member. Previous reliability for this scale has ranged from .82 (Motta et al 2001) to .89 (Motta et al 2004). Motta et al (2004) further developed the STS by providing cut-off scores suggesting that a score of 45 or higher be of concern to clinicians.…”

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Do Secondary Trauma Symptoms in Spouses of Combat-Exposed National Guard Soldiers Mediate Impacts of Soldiers’ Trauma Exposure on Their Children?

Herzog

Everson

Whitworth

2011

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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This exploratory study examines the associated effects of combat exposure on Soldiers assigned to a Midwestern Army National Guard unit. It also explores the secondary and mediating effects of combat exposure on Soldier's spouses and children. The correlations of combat exposure with trauma symptoms, substance abuse, domestic violence and secondary trauma symptoms among family members are identified. Survey results suggest that immediate family members of combat-exposed Soldiers with high levels of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at risk for developing secondary traumatic stress. Secondary trauma symptoms in these spouses are a risk-increasing mediating variable between trauma symptoms in combat-exposed Soldiers and secondary trauma symptoms in their children. Results from this investigation emphasize the need for further inquiry into this topic. They further highlight the need for preventive and treatment efforts targeted toward all family members and relationships in order to lessen the effects of combat exposure.

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Section: Design Data Collection and Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do Secondary Trauma Symptoms in Spouses of Combat-Exposed National Guard Soldiers Mediate Impacts of Soldiers’ Trauma Exposure on Their Children?

Herzog

Everson

Whitworth

2011

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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“…Third, the instruments used to assess psychological distress undermine inference about STS for our results. Ideally, a measure such as the Modified Secondary Trauma Scale (MSTS: Motta et al, 2001) which assesses secondary PTSD symptoms should be used to measure this concept. Fourth, couples who reported physical domestic violence were excluded.…”

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Psychological and Relationship Distress Among Partners of Civilian PTSD Patients

Chartier-Otis

Guay²,

Marchand³

2009

Journal of Nervous &Amp; Mental Disease

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Significant others of individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may experience both intrapersonal and interpersonal distress as caregivers. The aim of the present study is 3-fold: (1) to examine symptoms of psychological and relationship distress (anxiety, depression, and dyadic adjustment) among partners of civilian patients with PTSD, (2) to investigate the links between partners' distress and PTSD patients' symptoms (severity; intrusion, avoidance, and arousal subscales), and (3) to explore the perception of mental and physical health, types of trauma and compare partners and PTSD patients' measures. Fifty-seven PTSD patients and their partners filled out 4 questionnaires: Marital Adjustment Test, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory-II, and Medical Outcome Survey-Short Form-12. Results showed that only a minority of partners presented clinical levels of depression (16.7%), anxiety (14.8%), and relationship distress (37%). Pearson correlations analyses revealed an absence of statistically significant relationship between partners' distress and PTSD patients' symptoms. In conclusion, although our study is not a direct validation of the secondary traumatic stress model, our findings fail to provide strong support to the secondary traumatic stress hypothesis among partners of civilian PTSD patients.

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“…Another difficulty in secondary trauma research is the relative lack of psychometrically sound measuring instruments for assessing this phenomenon, in comparison to the relative abundance of measures that assess the primary traumatic experience of PTSD. While the adult-oriented Secondary Trauma Scale (Motta, Hafeez, Sciancalepore, & Diaz, 2001) presents cutoff scores, all other measures of secondary trauma lack psychometrically validated cutoffs and so one's scores on the measures do not tell the researcher or clinician whether or not the individual being evaluated has a significant problem. Figley (1995), for example, developed the Compassion Fatigue Self-Test for Psychotherapists.…”

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“…Unlike the other measures noted in this section which deal primarily with therapists' reactions to their clients, the Secondary Trauma Scale (Motta et al, 2001) has been validated with samples involving members of the community, students, and practicing therapists. The Secondary Trauma Scale has a test-retest reliability of .87 for a 1-to 2-week interval, an alpha reliability of .89, and demonstrates sound concurrent and discriminant validity.…”

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Secondary Trauma in Children and School Personnel

Motta

2012

Journal of Applied School Psychology

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A review of childhood secondary trauma is presented. Secondary trauma involves the transfer and acquisition of negative affective and dysfunctional cognitive states due to prolonged and extended contact with others, such as family members, who have been traumatized. As such, secondary trauma refers to a spread of trauma reactions from the victim to those who have close contact with the traumatized individual. Children can acquire secondary trauma reactions from parents who have PTSD. School mental health workers and teachers might also acquire secondary trauma reactions from the children with whom they work. It is claimed by some that exposure to intense video presentations of traumatic events can also lead to secondary traumatization especially when viewed by children. Assessment devices are reviewed and most of these appear to be designed to assess secondary or vicarious traumatization in therapists rather than in the general population of adults. The majority of scales lack cutoff scores and this is a significant weakness. The modified Stroop procedure is presented as non-paper-and-pencil method of assessing secondary trauma reactions. The evaluation of the efficacy of therapeutic interventions for secondary traumatization is nearly nonexistent. Systematic studies of secondary trauma are in their infancy and a good deal of further research is needed.

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Discriminant Validation of the Modified Secondary Trauma Questionnaire

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Do Secondary Trauma Symptoms in Spouses of Combat-Exposed National Guard Soldiers Mediate Impacts of Soldiers’ Trauma Exposure on Their Children?

Do Secondary Trauma Symptoms in Spouses of Combat-Exposed National Guard Soldiers Mediate Impacts of Soldiers’ Trauma Exposure on Their Children?

Psychological and Relationship Distress Among Partners of Civilian PTSD Patients

Secondary Trauma in Children and School Personnel

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