Sexual abuse trauma among professional women: Validating the Trauma Symptom Checklist-40 (TSC-40)

Elliott, Diana M.; Briere, John

doi:10.1016/0145-2134(92)90048-v

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“…This suggests a family environment in which increased types of maltreatment are accompanied by a corresponding escalation in the seriousness and severity of the acts committed. It is noteworthy that the level of trauma symptomatology experienced by participants in the present study was substantially higher than that reported for the TSC normative sample (mean scores of 31.8 and 22.3, respectively; Elliott & Briere, 1992). Several differences in sample characteristics may account for this disparity.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…This score is substantially higher than the mean of 22.3 (SD = 11.6) reported for the TSC normative sample (Elliott & Briere, 1992). Table 2 depicts the distribution of acculturation scores for the sample across the fi ve levels of linear acculturation set forth by the ARSMA-II.…”

Section: Trauma Symptomatology and Acculturation Characteristics Of Tmentioning

confidence: 76%

“…Trauma Symptom Checklist-40 (TSC-40;Briere & Runtz, 1989;Elliott & Briere, 1992). The TSC-40 consists of 40 items that assess adult symptoms associated with traumatic childhood or adult experiences.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Respondents use a four-point scale (from 0 = "never" to 3 = "often") to rate the frequency with which they have experienced each symptom during the past 2 months. The TSC Total score demonstrates strong internal reliability (alphas ranging from .89 to .91; Briere & Runtz, 1989;Elliott& Briere, 1992) and was selected as the primary outcome variable for the study. The TSC-40 and its predecessor, the TSC-33, have also shown predictive validity with reference to abroad range of traumatic experiences, including being a victim of intimate violence (Dutton, 1995) and vicarious traumatization in psychotherapists with large caseloads of traumatized clients (Chrestman, 1995).…”

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Co-occurring forms of child maltreatment and adult adjustment reported by Latina college students

Clemmons

DiLillo

Martinez

et al. 2003

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Objectives: This study had two primary objectives: First, to examine the nature and co-occurrence of various forms of child maltreatment (sexual, physical. emotional, and witnessing violence) reported by Latina college students, and second, to explore coexisting maltreatment types and acculturation status as possible contributors to long-term adjustment diffi culties.Method: Participants were 112 Latina undergraduate students categorized by the number of childhood maltreatment types experienced (0, 1, or 2 or more) and acculturation level (1 to 5). The possible effects of co-occurring forms of maltreatment, in conjunction with acculturation status, were investigated with respect to participants' reported trauma symptomatology. Data were collected using self-report measures.Results: Nearly three out of 10 participants (29% ) experienced more than one type of child maltreatment and, as expected, these individuals reported greater trauma symptomatology than those reporting either a single type of maltreatment or no maltreatment at all. Those who reported multiple types also endured more severe maltreatment than did respondents who experienced a single type. Acculturation level was neither directly related to trauma symptoms nor did it moderate the lasting correlates of maltreatment among victims. Interestingly, those who experienced a single form of maltreatment reported no more trauma symptoms than did participants who reported no maltreatment history at all. Conclusion:This investigation documents a large degree of overlap among various forms of selfreported childhood maltreatment within a Latina college population. The results underscore the need to consider multiple forms of maltreatment, as well as severity, when making inferences regarding potential effects on later functioning.

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Co-occurring forms of child maltreatment and adult adjustment reported by Latina college students

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Martinez

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Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…These scores are comparable to other nonclinical samples (c.f., Elliott & Briere, 1992 [female sample using the TSC-40: M = 22.3]), but they are lower than clinical samples (Whiffen, Benazon, & Bradshaw, 1997 [male and female sample using the TSC-40: 29.5-54.7]). Similarly, for the TSC-40 subscales, the soldiers' scores were lower than the subscale scores of the participants in the Whiffen et al (1997) study for all subscales except Sleep Disturbances.…”

Section: Trauma Symptommentioning

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The impact of individual trauma symptoms of deployed soldiers on relationship satisfaction.

Goff

Crow

Reisbig

et al. 2007

Journal of Family Psychology

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Research traditionally has focused on the development of individual symptoms in those who experienced trauma directly but has overlooked the interpersonal impact of trauma. The current study reports data from 45 male Army soldiers who recently returned from a military deployment to Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom) or Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom) and their female spouses/partners. The results indicated that increased trauma symptoms, particularly sleep problems, dissociation, and severe sexual problems, in the soldiers significantly predicted lower marital/relationship satisfaction for both soldiers and their female partners. The results suggest that individual trauma symptoms negatively impact relationship satisfaction in military couples in which the husband has been exposed to war trauma.

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Health-Related Quality of Life and Symptom Profiles of Female Survivors of Sexual Abuse

Dickinson¹

1999

Archives of Family Medicine

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Sexual abuse trauma among professional women: Validating the Trauma Symptom Checklist-40 (TSC-40)

Cited by 406 publications

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Co-occurring forms of child maltreatment and adult adjustment reported by Latina college students

Co-occurring forms of child maltreatment and adult adjustment reported by Latina college students

The impact of individual trauma symptoms of deployed soldiers on relationship satisfaction.

Health-Related Quality of Life and Symptom Profiles of Female Survivors of Sexual Abuse

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