The Herald of Free Enterprise disaster: measuring post-traumatic symptoms 30 months on

S Joseph; W Yule; R Williams; P Hodgkinson

doi:10.1111/j.2044-8260.1993.tb01063.x

The Herald of Free Enterprise disaster: measuring post-traumatic symptoms 30 months on

Br J Clin Psychol. 1993 Sep;32(3):327-31. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1993.tb01063.x.

Authors

S Joseph¹, W Yule, R Williams, P Hodgkinson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Ulster at Coleraine, Northern Ireland.

PMID: 8251963
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1993.tb01063.x

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to explore the psychometric properties of the Impact of Events Scale. Evidence is presented that the scale is composed of two major factors tapping intrusion and avoidance which are associated with greater psychological distress.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Avoidance Learning
Disasters
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders / etiology
Middle Aged
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / diagnosis*
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / psychology
Stress, Psychological / etiology
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