General Information

The Angie/Andy Cartoon Trauma Scale combines questions and cartoon-based drawings to assess symptoms related to prolonged and recurring abuse young children may experience. The scale uses a thermometer response format. Both a long and short version of this scale exist. The information below pertains to the long scale.

Number of Versions:	2
Version:	Long Version
Author(s):	Frances Praver, Ph.D., Raymond DiGuiseppe, Ph.D., and David Pelcovitz, Ph.D.
Date of Publication:	Not Published
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Cartoon Scales
Manual:	Not Available
Time to Administer:	45 minutes
Charge for one form or kit:	Yes

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Violence, Victimization
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 6 through 12 years old
Method of Administration:	Group and Individual
Source of Information:	Self
Subtests and Scores:	Dysregulation of Affect and Impulses, Attention or Consciousness, Self-Perception, Relations with Others, Somatization, Systems of Meaning, Posttraumatic Stress, Total Associated Symptoms
Number of Items:	44
Type of Scale:	Likert

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	208
Population:	Taken from three sites: 1) Outpatient clinic of a large inner-city hospital located in a high crime and violence, low SES area of NYC; 2) day treatment units of a hospital in a moderately high crime and violence, low to moderate SES area on the outskirts of NYC; and 3) an inner-city Catholic school, located in a high-crime and violence, low to moderately low SES area of NYC. (This population was not in treatment at the time of recruitment.)
Culture/ethnicity:	African-American, Hispanic/Latino
SES Level:	Low to Low Middle

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:	Provided for Subscales.
The range of Test-Retest Value:	Not assessed
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	Not assessed
The range of Internal consistency:	0.70 to 0.95

Validity: 

 Criterion validity was assessed and found to be acceptable.

Practical Evaluation

Scoring Procedure:	Manual Scoring
Examiner Qualifications and Training Required:	Masters Degree
Permission Required to Use Instrument:	Yes
If yes, by whom:	Multi-Health Systems, Inc.

Notes

Original Reference(s):	Praver, F., DiGiuseppe, R., Pelcovitz, D., Mandel, F. S., & Gaines, R. (2000). A preliminary study of a cartoon measure for children's reactions to chronic trauma. Child Maltreatment, 5 (3), 273-285.
Other Reference(s):	Praver, F. (1997). Validation of a child measure for posttraumatic stress responses to interpersonal abuse. Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences & Engineering. Gries, L. T., Goh, D. S., Andrews, M. B., Gilbert, J., Praver, F., & Stelzer, D. N. (2000). Positive reaction to disclosure and recovery from child sexual abuse. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 9 (1), 29-51.
Other:	Scale is currently in development by Multi-Health Systems, Inc. Angie is completed by females and Andy is completed by males.

Contact

Name:	Customer Service
Organization:	Multi-Health Systems, Inc
Address:	P.O. Box 950
City:	North Tonawanda
State:	NY
Zip:	14120-0950
Phone:	(800) 456-3003
Fax:	(888) 540-4484
E-mail:	r_d@mhs.com
Website:	http://www.mhs.com
Other:	Dr. Francis Praver: Drpraver@cs.com

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  July 2006