The Dutch 20 Item Centrality of Event Scale : factor structure, psychometric properties, and prospective value

Abstract: Event centrality is defined as the extent to which a memory of a traumatic event forms a reference point for people's identity and attribution of meaning to other experiences in their life. Event centrality is typically measured with the Centrality of Event Scale (CES; Berntsen & Rubin, 2006). The present study's first aim was to investigate the underlying factor structure and construct validity of the Dutch 20-item CES (CES-20) in undergraduates (N = 1,091). The second aim was to test whether the CES-20 could prospectively predict posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms fo... Mehr ...