TRAUMA SYMPTOM INVENTORY - PSYCHOMETRICS AND ASSOCIATION WITH CHILDHOOD AND ADULT VICTIMIZATION IN CLINICAL-SAMPLES

This article examines psychometric characteristics of the 100-item Tra uma Symptom Inventory (TSI) in a sample of 370 psychiatric inpatients and psychotherapy outpatient men and women. The 10 clinical scales of the TSI had a mean alpha of .87, with alpha s ranging from .74 for Ten sion Reduction Behavior to .90 for both Depression and Intrusive Exper iences. A self-reported history of interpersonal trauma (in child- or adulthood) was associated with elevations on all TSI scales relative t o those not reporting victimization. Post hoc multiple regression anal yses indicated that client age, sex, inpatient versus outpatient statu s, childhood sexual and physical abuse, and adult sexual assault were unique predictors of various TSI raw scale scores. Sex interacted with other predictors in several instances; women with sexual- or physical -assault histories scored higher on Depression and Intrusive Experienc es, and men battered in a relationship scored higher on Sexual Concern s and Dysfunctional Sexual Behavior.