Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity of the Daily Self-Report Measure for Trauma-Related Sequelae (DSR-TRS). Issue 2 (14th March 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ford, Julian D.; Grasso, Damion J.; Tennen, Howard; Chan, Grace
• Is Part Of: Journal of trauma & dissociation. Volume 21:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 217
• Page End: 241
• Publication Date: 2020-03-14
• Subjects: Daily self-report -- psychometrics -- validity -- reliability -- factor structure -- PTSD -- assessment -- daily self-report -- posttraumatic stress disorder; Multiple personality -- Periodicals; Dissociative disorders -- Periodicals; Psychic trauma -- Periodicals; Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Periodicals; 616.852305
• DOI: 10.1080/15299732.2019.1678210
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1529-9740

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The structure and psychometrics of daily self-report measures have only rarely been empirically tested. We developed the Daily Self-Report of Trauma-Related Sequelae (DSR-TRS), comprised of items assessing, in the past day: (1) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms: (2) symptoms of affective-, behavioral-, relational-, somatic-, dissociative-, and self-dysregulation; and (3) stressors, mood, coping strategies, and drug and alcohol use. Psychometric analyses were conducted with data from 141 women who participated in a randomized clinical trial of two present-centered therapies for PTSD or a wait-list condition and completed at least one DSR-TRS during two 30-day periods at baseline and posttreatment/wait-list. Five DSR-TRS subscales were created based on a series of exploratory, confirmatory, and multilevel factor analyses: Positive Affect, Negative Affect, Self-Regulation, Dysregulation, and PTSD symptoms. DSR-TRS subscales had acceptable within-person and between-person reliability. Convergent and discriminant validity were supported at baseline and posttest in relation to questionnaire and interview assessment measures. Implications for research on daily self-report measures such as the DSR-TRS with trauma survivors are discussed.