@article{ref1,
title="Development and validation of the trait and state versions of the Post-Event Processing Inventory",
journal="Anxiety, stress, and coping",
year="2017",
author="Blackie, Rebecca A. and Kocovski, Nancy L.",
volume="30",
number="2",
pages="202-218",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Post-event processing (PEP) refers to negative and prolonged rumination following anxiety-provoking social situations. Although there are scales to assess PEP, they are situation-specific, some targeting only public-speaking situations. Furthermore, there are no trait measures to assess the tendency to engage in PEP. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this research was to create a new measure of PEP, the Post-Event Processing Inventory (PEPI), which can be employed following all types of social situations and includes both trait and state forms. Design and method: Over two studies (study 1, N = 220; study 2, N = 199), we explored and confirmed the factor structure of the scale with student samples. <br><br>RESULTS: For each form of the scale, we found and confirmed that a higher-order, general PEP factor could be inferred from three sub-domains (intensity, frequency, and self-judgment). We also found preliminary evidence for the convergent, concurrent, discriminant/divergent, incremental, and predictive validity for each version of the scale. Both forms of the scale demonstrated excellent internal consistency and the trait form had excellent two-week test-retest reliability. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Given the utility and versatility of the scale, the PEPI may provide a useful alternative to existing measures of PEP and rumination.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1061-5806",
doi="10.1080/10615806.2016.1230668",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10615806.2016.1230668"
}