Child psychiatry and human development
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Child Psychiatry Hum Dev · Dec 2020
Psychometric Properties of the Portuguese Version of the Child Post-traumatic Cognitions Inventory in a Sample of Children and Adolescents Following a Wildfire Disaster.
This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Child Post-Traumatic Cognitions Inventory (CPTCI) in a sample of Portuguese children and adolescents, following the exposition to a wildfire disaster. The sample included 533 children and adolescents living in regions exposed to the wildfire disaster (non-clinical sample: n = 483; clinical sample: n = 50). ⋯ The clinical sample presented significantly higher CPTCI scores than the non-clinical sample. These results contribute to the cross-cultural validation of the CPTCI and support the adequacy of its short form as a reliable and valid measure to be used with Portuguese children and adolescents.