The authors report good construct validity and internal reliability.
Higher scores indicate a more threatening interpretation of bodily sensations.
This measure first requires participants to indicate which type or types of traumatic events they have experienced, to briefly describe the most traumatic event, to report when it occurred, and to answer questions regarding injury and emotional experiences during the event. It has also demonstrated good test-retest reliability and validity. It also assesses the participant's response to each event, including whether or not he or she has experienced such symptoms as nightmares, intrusive thoughts, and behavioral avoidance. The participant will rate each item according to how frequently she used that tactic in the last year, and then according to how frequently her husband or spouse used each tactic in the last year. Reasonable reliability and validity have been reported for this scale.