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عنوان انگليسی

Psychometric properties of the Farsi version of posttraumatic growth inventory for children-revised in Iranian children with cancer

خلاصه انگلیسی

Objective: Coping with childhood cancer, as a stressful incident, can lead to a growth in various aspects of the child’s life. Therefore, this study aims to validate Posttraumatic Growth Inventory for Children‑Revised (PTGI‑C‑R) in children with cancer. Methods: This methodological research was carried out in referral children hospitals in Tehran. PTGI‑C‑R was translated and back‑translated. Content and face validity were assessed. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)  was performed on 200 children with inclusion criteria, using LISREL V8.5. Due to the rejection of the model, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was done, using SPSS V21. The correlation of  posttraumatic growth (PTG) with the variables, i.e., age and gender, was investigated. Results: Some writing changes were made in phrases in the sections concerning face and content validity. CFA  rejected the five‑factor model due to the undesirable fit indices.  Therefore, an EFA was used and the three‑factor model was not  approved, either despite the statistical appropriateness or due to the lack of similarity between the items loaded on factors. The results also indicated a significant relationship between PTG and  age (r = 0.13, P = 0.05). There is no significant relationship between  PTG and gender (z = −1.35, P = 0.83). Conclusions: PTGI‑C‑R does not have desirable psychometric properties in Iranian children with cancer and may not be able to reflect all the aspects of PTG  experienced by them. Therefore, it cannot be used as an appropriate scale, and it is necessary to develop and validate a specific tool  through a qualitative study.

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