General Information

The Adolescent Self-Report Trauma Questionnaire gathers information on demographics, exposure to community and domestic violence, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Respondents are asked whether the violent events occurred before or after the age of 13 to see if their exposure to violent events changed from childhood to adolescence.

Number of Versions:	1
Version:	Adolescent Self-Report Trauma Questionnaire
Author(s):	Karyn Horowitz, Stevan Weine, & James Jekel
Date of Publication:	1995
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Instrument
Manual:	Not Available
Time to Administer:	20 minutes
Charge for one form or kit:	No

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Violence
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 12 through 21 years old Grade Level: Seventh Grade
Method of Administration:	Individual
Source of Information:	Self
Subtests and Scores:	Exposure to Violent Events
Number of Items:	72
Type of Scale:	Multiple response option

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	79
Population:	Urban female adolescent patients.
Culture/ethnicity:	African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino
SES Level:	Low

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:	Provided for Full Scales.
The range of Test-Retest Value:	Not assessed
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	Not assessed
The range of Internal consistency:	Not assessed

Validity: 

Criterion validity data has not been presented or published in study.

Practical Evaluation

Scoring Procedure:	Manual Scoring
Examiner Qualifications and Training Required:	None
Permission Required to Use Instrument:	Yes
If yes, by whom:	Stevan Weine, M.D.

Notes

Original Reference(s):

Horowitz, K., Weine, S., & Jekel, J. (1995). PTSD symptoms in urban adolescent girls: Compounded community violence. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 34 (10), 1353-1361.

Contact

Name:	Stevan Weine, M.D.
Organization:	University of Illinois at Chicago, Project on Genocide, Psychiatry, and Witnessing
City:	Chicago
State:	IL
Zip:	60612
Phone:	(312) 355-1662
Fax:	(312) 633-2195
E-mail:	smweine@uic.edu
Website:	http://www.uic.edu/

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  July 2006