Psychometric validation of PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Balinese version

Abstract

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is arguably the most common psychiatric disorder to arise after exposure to a traumatic event. It is found in people who have experienced major negative events in their life such as a natural or man-made disaster. Many Western countries use questionnaires to measure and evaluate PTSD symptoms, such as the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5). Yet, little is known about the non-western countries. In Bali, there is an increased number of accidents that may be associated with PTSD. The current study contributes to this gap by exploring the psychometric properties of PCL-5 Balinese version, among genders, as well as the later relationship of the deceased persons. The data was collected by using the snowball sampling method in 300 participants. Results showed a good internal consistency of PCL-5, no significant correlation with LEC-5 and moderate correlation with QIDS. The results of this survey showed good construct validity, with women receiving higher scores than men, among participants that lost their child than others that lost another family member. No significant difference was found in participants who were involved in the accident and participants who been informed in another way about the car accident. Furthermore, it was found a good interrater reliability and according to the results about factor analysis, we come to the conclusion that this study does not confirm the PCL-5 factors. The findings suggest further studies in order to expand the knowledge regarding the validity of the PCL-5.