The Psychological Well-Being—Post-Traumatic Changes Questionnaire (PWB-PTCQ): Reliability and validity

Joseph, Stephen; Maltby, John; Wood, Alex M.; Stockton, Hannah; Hunt, Nigel; Regel, Stephen

Abstract

The Psychological Well-Being Post-Traumatic Changes Questionnaire (PWB-PTCQ) is an 18 item self-report measure to assess perceived changes in psychological well-being following traumatic events. The aim was to test its psychometric properties. Across three samples, evidence is provided for a single factor structure (invariant across clinical and general populations), high internal consistency (α > .87), six month stability, incremental validity over and above existing measures of posttraumatic growth as a predictor of subjective well-being, convergent validity with existing measures of posttraumatic growth (r = .50−.56. p < .001), concurrent validity with personality and coping measures, predictive validity of change in well-being over time, discriminant validity with social desirability, and prediction of clinical caseness. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)

Citation

Joseph, S., Maltby, J., Wood, A. M., Stockton, H., Hunt, N., & Regel, S. (2012). The Psychological Well-Being—Post-Traumatic Changes Questionnaire (PWB-PTCQ): Reliability and validity. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 4(4), 420-428. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0024740

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2012-07
• Deposit Date: Jun 10, 2019
• Journal: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy
• Print ISSN: 1942-9681
• Electronic ISSN: 1942-969X
• Publisher: American Psychological Association
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 420-428
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/a0024740
• Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Social Psychology
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1859108
• Publisher URL: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2011-17454-001?doi=1