Validation of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire – Short Form (CTQ-SF) for a French-Speaking Sample

IF 1.7 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI:10.1007/s40653-024-00612-x

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The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF) is a widely used and standardized questionnaire designed to assess five types of childhood abuse. Despite the fact that the CTQ-SF demonstrates good validity and reliability, its internal structure presents some limitations and its original 28-item five-factor model has been contested. The present study assesses the reliability and the factor structure of a French version of the CTQ-SF for an alternative 25-item model and a bifactorial model, using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Participants were French-speaking females from two independent samples (N = 1903, N = 690). They completed an online sociodemographic questionnaire and the online version of the CTQ-SF. The new model proposed in this article demonstrated excellent fit indices in two independent samples. Our results support the fit of a bifactorial 25-item model, suggesting the presence of a general factor of intrafamilial maltreatment, from which only sexual abuse would be separated. Furthermore, the results support the fit of a solution with seven factors. This research proposes alternative models that address the limitations pinpointed by previous international studies and demonstrate good fit indices. Moreover, these findings provide support for the validity of a French version of the CTQ-SF.

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针对法语样本验证童年创伤问卷简表（CTQ-SF）

摘要《童年创伤问卷-简表》（CTQ-SF）是一份广泛使用的标准化问卷，旨在评估五种类型的童年虐待。尽管 CTQ-SF 具有良好的有效性和可靠性，但其内部结构存在一些局限性，而且其最初的 28 个项目的五因素模型也存在争议。本研究采用确证因子分析（CFA）方法，对法文版 CTQ-SF 的可靠性和因子结构进行了评估，以确定 25 个项目的替代模型和双因子模型。参与者为讲法语的女性，来自两个独立样本（N = 1903，N = 690）。她们填写了一份在线社会人口调查问卷和在线版 CTQ-SF。本文提出的新模型在两个独立样本中都表现出了极佳的拟合指数。我们的研究结果支持双因子 25 项模型的拟合，表明存在一个家庭内虐待的一般因子，只有性虐待可以从该因子中分离出来。此外，研究结果还支持包含七个因素的解决方案。这项研究提出了替代模型，解决了以往国际研究中指出的局限性，并显示出良好的拟合指数。此外，这些研究结果为法文版 CTQ-SF 的有效性提供了支持。

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Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Underpinned by a biopsychosocial approach, the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma presents original research and prevention and treatment strategies for understanding and dealing with symptoms and disorders related to the psychological effects of trauma experienced by children and adolescents during childhood and where the impact of these experiences continues into adulthood. The journal also examines intervention models directed toward the individual, family, and community, new theoretical models and approaches, and public policy proposals and innovations. In addition, the journal promotes rigorous investigation and debate on the human capacity for agency, resilience and longer-term healing in the face of child and adolescent trauma. With a multidisciplinary approach that draws input from the psychological, medical, social work, sociological, public health, legal and education fields, the journal features research, intervention approaches and evidence-based programs, theoretical articles, specific review articles, brief reports and case studies, and commentaries on current and/or controversial topics. The journal also encourages submissions from less heard voices, for example in terms of geography, minority status or service user perspectives. Among the topics examined in the Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma: The effects of childhood maltreatment Loss, natural disasters, and political conflict Exposure to or victimization from family or community violence Racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation or class discrimination Physical injury, diseases, and painful or debilitating medical treatments The impact of poverty, social deprivation and inequality Barriers and facilitators on pathways to recovery The Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma is an important resource for practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and academics whose work is centered on children exposed to traumatic events and adults exposed to traumatic events as children.