TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1982//
TI  - Impact of Event Scale: A cross-validation study and some empirical evidence supporting a conceptual model of stress response syndromes
JO  - Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
A1  - Zilberg, Nathan J.
A1  - Weiss, Daniel S.
A1  - Horowitz, Mardi J.
SP  - 407
EP  - 414
VL  - 50
IS  - 3
N2  - Conducted a cross-validational study on the Impact of Event Scale (IES), a self-report instrument assessing the essential characteristics associated with stress disorders. 35 bereaved outpatients completed the IES before entering time-limited dynamic psychotherapy and at 4 and 12 mo following termination. A further 28 Ss, not participating in therapy, completed the measure at similar intervals. Results confirm the scale's relevance, internal consistency, and sensitivity. In addition, data are interpreted as consistent with a clinically derived theoretical model of the pattern of response to serious life events. As predicted by the theory, the syndromatic group showed greater intensity of intrusive and avoidance states; the relevant salience of reported experience was similar across groups; and the syndromatic group before intervention was characterized by an absence of a movement toward completion of processing the meaning of the event. (11 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)<p /> 
LA  - 
SN  - 0022-006X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.50.3.407
ID  - ref1
ER  -