Adaptation of an Emotional Stroop Test for Screening of PTSD Related to Intimate Partner Violence in Spanish-Speaking Women
Cognitive assessment instruments with emotional components may be useful to address the limitations of the self-report scales commonly used to assess post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women victims of domestic violence (IPV). The aim of this study was to develop an Emotional Stroop task desig...
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| description | Cognitive assessment instruments with emotional components may be useful to address the limitations of the self-report scales commonly used to assess post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women victims of domestic violence (IPV). The aim of this study was to develop an Emotional Stroop task designed to identify post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) linked to intimate partner violence (IPV) in Spanish-speaking women. The validation of this test involved a comparative analysis between two groups: a clinical group (<i>n</i> = 50) and a non-clinical group (<i>n</i> = 50) of women with an average age of 38.38 (SD = 12.31; 100% female participants). The study indicates that the clinical group scored significantly higher on the PTSD Symptom Severity Scale (EGS) and lower on the three Stroop tasks compared to the non-clinical group. Notably, there was a significant negative correlation between the results of the modified Stroop tasks and the EGS test. The results show that our adapted Stroop task serves as an efficacious tool for detecting PTSD related to intimate partner violence (IPV) in Spanish-speaking women. Moreover, it has the potential to alleviate the constraints of presently available tools designed for this specific purpose. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cfe497e225d54f258d9d37f2809a08b62025-08-20T02:11:15ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2025-03-0115334310.3390/bs15030343Adaptation of an Emotional Stroop Test for Screening of PTSD Related to Intimate Partner Violence in Spanish-Speaking WomenSarai Mata-Gil0Luz M. Fernández-Mateos1Antonio Sánchez-Cabaco2Jerónimo Del Moral-Martínez3Eduardo Castillo-Riedel4Faculty of Education and Psychology, Campus Universitario, University of Extremadura (UEX), 06006 Badajoz, SpainFaculty of Psychology, Pontifical University of Salamanca (UPSA), 37002 Salamanca, SpainFaculty of Psychology, Pontifical University of Salamanca (UPSA), 37002 Salamanca, SpainFaculty of Science, Campus Universitario, University of Extremadura (UEX), 06006 Badajoz, SpainSchool of Psychology, CETYS University, Av. Cetys Universidad, nº4, Tijuana 22210, MexicoCognitive assessment instruments with emotional components may be useful to address the limitations of the self-report scales commonly used to assess post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women victims of domestic violence (IPV). The aim of this study was to develop an Emotional Stroop task designed to identify post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) linked to intimate partner violence (IPV) in Spanish-speaking women. The validation of this test involved a comparative analysis between two groups: a clinical group (<i>n</i> = 50) and a non-clinical group (<i>n</i> = 50) of women with an average age of 38.38 (SD = 12.31; 100% female participants). The study indicates that the clinical group scored significantly higher on the PTSD Symptom Severity Scale (EGS) and lower on the three Stroop tasks compared to the non-clinical group. Notably, there was a significant negative correlation between the results of the modified Stroop tasks and the EGS test. The results show that our adapted Stroop task serves as an efficacious tool for detecting PTSD related to intimate partner violence (IPV) in Spanish-speaking women. Moreover, it has the potential to alleviate the constraints of presently available tools designed for this specific purpose.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/3/343abuseEmotional Stroopintimate partner violence (IPV)womenpost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
| spellingShingle | Sarai Mata-Gil Luz M. Fernández-Mateos Antonio Sánchez-Cabaco Jerónimo Del Moral-Martínez Eduardo Castillo-Riedel Adaptation of an Emotional Stroop Test for Screening of PTSD Related to Intimate Partner Violence in Spanish-Speaking Women Behavioral Sciences abuse Emotional Stroop intimate partner violence (IPV) women post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
| title | Adaptation of an Emotional Stroop Test for Screening of PTSD Related to Intimate Partner Violence in Spanish-Speaking Women |
| title_full | Adaptation of an Emotional Stroop Test for Screening of PTSD Related to Intimate Partner Violence in Spanish-Speaking Women |
| title_fullStr | Adaptation of an Emotional Stroop Test for Screening of PTSD Related to Intimate Partner Violence in Spanish-Speaking Women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Adaptation of an Emotional Stroop Test for Screening of PTSD Related to Intimate Partner Violence in Spanish-Speaking Women |
| title_short | Adaptation of an Emotional Stroop Test for Screening of PTSD Related to Intimate Partner Violence in Spanish-Speaking Women |
| title_sort | adaptation of an emotional stroop test for screening of ptsd related to intimate partner violence in spanish speaking women |
| topic | abuse Emotional Stroop intimate partner violence (IPV) women post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/15/3/343 |
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