Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire in high‐risk groups |
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| Authors: | Anders Dovran Dagfinn Winje Simon N Øverland Kyrre Breivik Kjersti Arefjord Anita S Dalsbø Mette B Jentoft Anita L Hansen Leif Waage |
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| Institution: | 1. Faculty of Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Bergen, , 50150 Bergen, Norway;2. Division of Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, , 5812 Bergen, Norway;3. Faculty of Psychology, Department of Health Promotion and Development Research Centre for Health Promotion, University of Bergen, , Bergen, Norway;4. Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, , 5018 Bergen, Norway;5. Uni Research, Uni Health, , Bergen, Norway;6. Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, St Olav's University Hospital, , 7006 Trondheim, Norway;7. Faculty of Psychology, Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, , Bergen, Norway;8. Centre for Research and Education in Forensic Psychiatry, Haukeland University Hospital, , 5812 Bergen, Norway |
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| Abstract: | The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire ‐ Short Form (CTQ‐SF) is widely used to measure childhood abuse of all types. In the present study, we examined the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the instrument. The participants constituted four subsamples (n = 517): substance abusers (n = 126), psychiatric patients (n = 210), prisoners (n = 109) and adolescents in out‐of‐home placements (n = 72). Confirmatory factor analysis revealed a reasonable fit of the data to the original five‐factor structure of the CTQ‐SF. Measurement invariance was found across gender and the four subsamples. It was concluded that the Norwegian version of the CTQ‐SF has acceptable psychometric properties, with good reliability and satisfactory accuracy, to assess different dimensions of childhood trauma. |
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| Keywords: | Childhood abuse CTQ‐SF psychometric properties high‐risk exposure sample |
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