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Measuring Abuse Sequelae: Validating and Extending the Trauma Symptom Checklist-40

Measuring Abuse Sequelae: Validating and Extending the Trauma Symptom Checklist-40 Tess M.S. Neal & Jacklyn E. Nagle The University of Alabama. INTRODUCTION:. RESULTS:. Negative sequelae associated with childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and childhood physical abuse (CPA)

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Measuring Abuse Sequelae: Validating and Extending the Trauma Symptom Checklist-40

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  1. Measuring Abuse Sequelae: Validating and Extending the Trauma Symptom Checklist-40 Tess M.S. Neal & Jacklyn E. Nagle The University of Alabama INTRODUCTION: RESULTS: • Negative sequelae associated with childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and childhood physical abuse (CPA) • is related to significant and negative impairments in adulthood • Symptoms include: depression, dissociation, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, sexual problems, and • somatization • The Trauma Symptom Checklist-40 (TSC-40; Elliot & Briere, 1992) has been established: • As a measure of long-term effects of CSA • In adult clinical populations • Adequate levels of reliability and validity • The current study seeks to extend the use of the TSC-40: • As a measure of long-term effects of CSA and CPA • In a non-clinical, college student sample • With male evaluees as well as the typical female evaluees • The current study also anticipates that: • Those reporting both CSA and CPA will report more trauma-related symptoms • Abuse severity will be positively related to experiencing trauma-related symptoms in adulthood • Victim typology may influence subsequent dysfunction METHOD: • Participants: • 442 undergraduate students • Mean age = 18.98 years (SD = 3.03 years) • 66% Female, 34% Male • 80% Caucasian, 10% African American, 4% Latino/a, and 6% from a different racial background Measures: DISCUSSION: • The TSC-40 is an appropriate measure for the traumatic sequelae of both CPA and CSA in a non-clinical sample • Because we controlled for gender, our findings help to support the validity of the TSC-40 • Traumatic legacy of either CPA or CSA may be just as strong as CPA and CSA together • Severity of CPA and CSA leads to greater residual trauma-related symptoms • Limitations: • Is a college sample equivalent to a community sample? Our rate of CPA was consistent with other studies, but our rate of CSA was lower than other studies, even those looking at college samples • Strengths: • 1) large sample size and adequate statistical power; 2) reduced alpha inflation and Type II error; 3) contributions to literature of the negative sequelae of CPA and CSA in a nonclinical sample • Future Directions: • Examine TSC-40 in a broader way than typically used (CSA and CPA; nonclinical samples; college samples)

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