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Trauma Exposure Checklist - 2024

(TEC)

Research Group
CBPI
Contacts Alice Murteira Morgado

TITLE OF THE PORTUGUESE VERSION

Trauma Exposure Checklist - 2024

ORIGINAL VERSION

Morgado, A. M., Cruz, J., & Peixoto, M. M. (2021)

PORTUGUESE VERSION

Morgado, A. M. (2024)

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The TEC is a measure of exposure to multiple

potentially traumatic events, considering subjective perceptions of losses and support in adults.

Self-report questionnaire on a likert-scale (5 points).

Includes 23 items organized in a three-factor structure:

  1. internal losses (6 items) α= 0.72
  2. external losses (6 items) α= 0.74

resources and social support (11 items) α= 0.88

REFERENCES

  • Morgado, A.M. (2024). Trauma Exposure Checklist: Preliminary results show promising psychometric properties to assess subjective perceptions of exposure to potentially traumatic events. Behavioral Sciences, 14, 892. DOI: 10.3390/bs14100892

  • Morgado, A.M., Cruz, J., & Peixoto, M. (2021). Trauma Exposure Checklist: Psychometric properties and its applicability to the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 27, 35-48. DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2021.1892408

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