Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI): Psychometric properties and gender differences in an Israeli sample

Ayala Daie-Gabai, Idan M. Aderka, Inbal Allon-Schindel, Edna B. Foa, Eva Gilboa-Schechtman

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Abstract

The Posttraumatic Cognitions Inventory (PTCI; Foa, Ehlers, Clark, Tolin, & Orsillo, 1999) was found to have three factors: negative view of self, negative view of world, and self-blame. We validated the PTCI among 326 Israeli adults exposed to various types of traumas. Results provided support for the original three-factors. Negative cognitions about self scale had the highest correlations with severity of PTSD and depression symptoms, whereas self-blame had only weak correlations with these measures. Among men, negative cognitions about self were associated most strongly with PTSD severity whereas among women, negative cognitions about self were associated primarily with depression. Gender may play an important role in posttraumatic cognitions and their relationship to PTSD and depression.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)266-271
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Anxiety Disorders
Volume25
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cognitions
  • Depression
  • PTSD
  • Trauma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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