Skip to main content
Journal cover image

Measurement invariance of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among U.S. military personnel.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Mansfield, AJ; Williams, J; Hourani, LL; Babeu, LA
Published in: J Trauma Stress
February 2010

Studies have not examined the factor structure or measurement invariance of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptomatology using population-based data. Confirmatory factor analysis of the PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C) was conducted in a representative sample of U.S. active duty military personnel (N = 15,593). Consistent with prior research, a 4-factor model consisting of reexperiencing, avoidance, emotional numbing, and arousal factors was superior to four alternative models. Measurement invariance was found for factor loadings, but not observed item intercepts when comparing personnel with and without a recent deployment (

Duke Scholars

Published In

J Trauma Stress

DOI

EISSN

1573-6598

Publication Date

February 2010

Volume

23

Issue

1

Start / End Page

91 / 99

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Psychiatry
  • Military Personnel
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Adult
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Mansfield, A. J., Williams, J., Hourani, L. L., & Babeu, L. A. (2010). Measurement invariance of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among U.S. military personnel. J Trauma Stress, 23(1), 91–99. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20492
Mansfield, Alyssa J., Jason Williams, Laurel L. Hourani, and Lorraine A. Babeu. “Measurement invariance of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among U.S. military personnel.J Trauma Stress 23, no. 1 (February 2010): 91–99. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.20492.
Mansfield AJ, Williams J, Hourani LL, Babeu LA. Measurement invariance of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among U.S. military personnel. J Trauma Stress. 2010 Feb;23(1):91–9.
Mansfield, Alyssa J., et al. “Measurement invariance of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among U.S. military personnel.J Trauma Stress, vol. 23, no. 1, Feb. 2010, pp. 91–99. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/jts.20492.
Mansfield AJ, Williams J, Hourani LL, Babeu LA. Measurement invariance of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among U.S. military personnel. J Trauma Stress. 2010 Feb;23(1):91–99.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Trauma Stress

DOI

EISSN

1573-6598

Publication Date

February 2010

Volume

23

Issue

1

Start / End Page

91 / 99

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
  • Psychiatry
  • Military Personnel
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Adult