TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Evaluating the cultural validity of the stressful life events screening questionnaire
JO  - Violence against women
A1  - Green, B. L.
A1  - Chung, Joseph Y.
A1  - Daroowalla, Anahita
A1  - Kaltman, Stacey
A1  - Debenedictis, Caroline
SP  - 1191
EP  - 1213
VL  - 12
IS  - 12
N2  - Measures of psychological trauma are rarely evaluated for validity with disadvantaged populations. The authors used three qualitative methods to assess the cultural validity of the Stressful Life Events Screening Questionnaire (SLESQ) with low-income African American women. Focus groups (n = 17), cognitive interviews (n = 20), and videotape reviews of SLESQ interviews were conducted (n = 16). Focus group participants spontaneously used similar language to the SLESQ items and tended to identify SLESQ events as traumatic. Most items were well understood in the interviews, with some criticism of wording. Tape reviews indicated little wording modification by interviewers. One item showed consistent problems. The interview was revised accordingly.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-8012
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077801206294534
ID  - ref1
ER  -