Abstract
Research suggests an elevated level of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among bisexuals. The PTSD Checklist–Civilian version (PCL-C) is a self-report measure used to assess PTSD symptoms in nonmilitary persons, closely following Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria. In a study of 405 bisexuals in Ontario, Canada, the authors evaluated the PCL-C using confirmatory factor analysis and found it performed poorly. The authors caution researchers to be aware of the PCL-C's limitations. The authors concur that the three symptom clusters may not be the best way to evaluate the presence of PTSD, an issue that may be alleviated with PCL-C revisions to align with DSM-V criteria.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 69-81 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Journal of Bisexuality |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2 2015 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by an operating grant from the Institute of Gender and Health of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (#MOP 106609).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Keywords
- bisexual
- PCL-C
- posttraumatic stress disorder