General Information

The Children's Impact of Traumatic Events Scale - Family Violence Form (CITES-FVF) is a self-report instrument administered in a structured interview format. The CITES-FVF was adopted from the Children's Impact of Traumatic Events Scale - Revised (CITES-R), used to assess PTSD symptoms in sexually abused children.

Number of Versions:	2
Version:	Family Violence Form
Author(s):	Vicky Veitch Wolfe, Peter Lehmann
Date of Publication:	1992
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Instrument
Manual:	Not Available
Charge for one form or kit:	No

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Violence
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 9 through 15 years old
Method of Administration:	Group and Individual
Source of Information:	Self
Subtests and Scores:	Re-Experiencing, Avoidance, Hyperarousal, Attributions of Dangerous World, Personal Vulnerability, Self-Blame/Guilt
Number of Items:	25
Type of Scale:	Likert

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	84
Population:	Children were referred from eight battered women's shelters and three child protective agencies. Children had witnessed any number of violent acts against their mothers.
Culture/ethnicity:	Not reported by author(s).
SES Level:	Not reported by author(s).

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:	0.86 to 0.88

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:	Vicky Veitch Wolfe

Notes

Original Reference(s):	Wolfe, V. V., & Lehmann, P. (1992). The Children's Impact of Traumatic Events Scale - Family Violence Form (CITES-FVF). Unpublished assessment instrument, Children's Hosptial of Western Ontario.
Other Reference(s):	Lehmann, P. (1997). The Development of a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a sample of child witnesses to mother assault. Journal of Family Violence, 12 (3), 241-257.

Contact

Name:	Vicky Veitch Wolfe
Organization:	Children's Hospital of Western Ontario
Address:	South Street Hospital 375 South Street P.O. BOX 5375 UWO Location: LHSC-SSHE1-C60A
City:	London
State:	Ontario, Canada
Zip:	N6A 4G5
Phone:	(519) 667-5755
Fax:	(519) 667-6564
E-mail:	Vicki.Wolfe@lhsc.on.ca
Website:	http://www.uwo.ca

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  August 2006