Psychometric properties of the impact of event scale-6 in a sample of victims of bank robbery
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- Francisco Saverio Fiz Perez,
- Andrea Castiello D ’ Antonio,
- Nicola Mucci,
- Claudia Ferrero,
- Vincenzo Cupelli
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- European University of Rome,
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart,
- University of Florence
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EnglishPages from-to (Number of pages)
Pages 99-104 (6 pages)Journal (Volume, Issue Number)
Psychology Research and Behavior Management (Volume 2015, Issue 8)Publication milestones
- Published - 01/01/2015
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- Scopus: 84929150083
Abstract
Bank robberies are becoming a serious problem in Italy. This study aims to evaluate the validity and the reliability of the Italian version of Impact of Event Scale (IES)-6. It is also hypothesized that a potential posttraumatic disorder, as measured by the IES-6, is associated with mental health problems and several peritraumatic variables. A database was built from data collected through a survey of victims of robbery in an Italian bank. The fnal sample comprised 350 employees. This study tests different models of IES, comparing the validity of IES-6 with the 22-item original version (IES-R) and the 15-item Italian version (recently adopted in a sample of food victims). A confrmatory factor analysis supported the IES-6 three-factor solution as the best model. In addition, the internal consistency of the IES-6 and the subscales was good. Outcomes revealed a robust structure supporting the composition of the IES-6 Italian version.