Citation

Wingenfeld K, Spitzer C, Mensebach C, Grabe HJ, Hill A, Gast U, Schlosser N, Höpp H, Beblo T, Driessen M. Psychother. Psychosom. Med. Psychol. 2010; 60(11): 442-450.

Vernacular Title

Die deutsche Version des Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ): Erste Befunde zu

Affiliation

UniversitAtsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Hamburg.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-0030-1247564

PMID

20200804

Abstract

Given the relevance of child maltreatment for the development and treatment of many mental disorders, the objective of our study was the psychometric evaluation of the German version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). In a sample of psychiatric patients (N=1 524) the established factor structure (i. e. sexual, physical and emotional abuse as well as physical and emotional neglect) was replicated by means of confirmatory factor analysis. The internal consistency of all scales (apart from physical neglect) was high (Cronbachs alpha >/= 0.89). Correlations between the CTQ and self-report measures for posttraumatic stress, dissociation and general psychopathology were low to moderate. The psychometric properties of the German version of the CTQ were similar to the American original; it proved to be a reliable and valid screen for the retrospective assessment of child maltreatment.

Language: en