Kamikaze Attack Survivors
How Accurate are Their PTSD Reports
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13648234 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul J Chara (Northwestern College, corresponding author), Kathleen A Chara (Northwestern College) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 3_suppl |
| Pages | 1126-1130 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.105.f.1126-1130 |
| PMID | 20229916 |
| OpenAlex | W1986713754 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
12 survivors of the USS Emmons (M age = 81.3 yr., SD = 3.26), which was sunk by kamikaze attacks during World War II, were given an adapted form of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Civilian. Five of their wives (M age = 78.8 yr., SD = 3.42) and 16 of their children (M age = 50.2 yr., SD = 5.37) estimated the veterans' checklist scores. The combined wives' and children's mean score estimate was nearly identical to the veterans' mean checklist score. Analysis using the Wilcoxon signed rank test comparing the veterans' self-reports and their family members' estimated reports of them was statistically insignificant. The findings suggest that Emmons survivors' PTSD reports are reliable
Checklist · Posttraumatic stress · Psychiatry · Wilcoxon signed-rank test · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Traumatic Brain Injury Research
| Highly cited | No |
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