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A confirmatory factor analysis of the Impact of Event Scale using a sample of World War II and Korean War veterans.
Psychol Assess. 2000 Dec; 12(4):414-7.PA

Abstract

This study assessed the factor structure of the Impact of Event Scale (IES), a measure of intrusion and avoidance, using a sample of World War II and Korean War veterans who had experienced combat 40-50 years earlier. A series of 3 confirmatory factor analytic models were specified and estimated using LISREL 8.3. Model 1 specified a 1-factor model. Model 2 specified a correlated 2-factor model. Model 3 specified a 2-factor model with additional cross-factor loadings for Items 2 and 12. Model 3 was found to fit the data. In addition, this model was found to be a better explanation of the data than the other models. Also in addition, the correlations between the Intrusion and Avoidance factors and the 4 subscales of the 28-item General Health Questionnaire were examined to determine the distinctiveness of the two IES factors.

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Shevlin M
School of Psychology and Communication, University of Ulster at Magee College, Northern Ireland. n.shevlin@ulst.ac.uk
Hunt N
No affiliation info available
Robbins I
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MeSH

AgedAged, 80 and overCombat DisordersEnglandFactor Analysis, StatisticalHumansMaleMiddle AgedPersonality InventoryPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsVeteransWarfare

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

11147109

Citation

Shevlin, M, et al. "A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Impact of Event Scale Using a Sample of World War II and Korean War Veterans." Psychological Assessment, vol. 12, no. 4, 2000, pp. 414-7.
Shevlin M, Hunt N, Robbins I. A confirmatory factor analysis of the Impact of Event Scale using a sample of World War II and Korean War veterans. Psychol Assess. 2000;12(4):414-7.
Shevlin, M., Hunt, N., & Robbins, I. (2000). A confirmatory factor analysis of the Impact of Event Scale using a sample of World War II and Korean War veterans. Psychological Assessment, 12(4), 414-7.
Shevlin M, Hunt N, Robbins I. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Impact of Event Scale Using a Sample of World War II and Korean War Veterans. Psychol Assess. 2000;12(4):414-7. PubMed PMID: 11147109.
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