Psychometric evaluation of the Hamburg Nightmare Questionnaire (HNQ)
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Psychometric evaluation of the Hamburg Nightmare Questionnaire (HNQ). / Gorzka, Robert-Jacek; Rebling, Katja; Höllmer, Helge; Schulz, Holger; Knaust, Thiemo; Protic, Sonja; Schredl, Michael; Wittmann, Lutz.
in: EUR J PSYCHOTRAUMATO, Jahrgang 10, Nr. 1, 2019, S. 1592393.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Psychometric evaluation of the Hamburg Nightmare Questionnaire (HNQ)
AU - Gorzka, Robert-Jacek
AU - Rebling, Katja
AU - Höllmer, Helge
AU - Schulz, Holger
AU - Knaust, Thiemo
AU - Protic, Sonja
AU - Schredl, Michael
AU - Wittmann, Lutz
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Background: Nightmares are a widespread phenomenon. In comparison to the general population, they occur in mentally ill and especially in traumatized individuals with an increased frequency. Despite the high prevalence, there is no short questionnaire in the German language that is able to characterize nightmares, to differentiate between different nightmare types and to assess their impact on daytime functioning. Objective: The Hamburg Nightmare Questionnaire (HNQ) has been developed as a short self-rating instrument to fill this gap. Method: Psychometric characteristics of the HNQ were evaluated in a sample of 707 German soldiers passing through the standard diagnostics of the Center for Mental Health at the German Armed Forces Hospital Hamburg. Results: The results of this study show satisfactory psychometric characteristics as a sound factorial structure and adequate internal consistency for the HNQ as well as initial indications of the construct validity of its subscales. Conclusions: The HNQ is a reliable and economic tool for the assessment of posttraumatic nightmares in clinical as well as research settings.
AB - Background: Nightmares are a widespread phenomenon. In comparison to the general population, they occur in mentally ill and especially in traumatized individuals with an increased frequency. Despite the high prevalence, there is no short questionnaire in the German language that is able to characterize nightmares, to differentiate between different nightmare types and to assess their impact on daytime functioning. Objective: The Hamburg Nightmare Questionnaire (HNQ) has been developed as a short self-rating instrument to fill this gap. Method: Psychometric characteristics of the HNQ were evaluated in a sample of 707 German soldiers passing through the standard diagnostics of the Center for Mental Health at the German Armed Forces Hospital Hamburg. Results: The results of this study show satisfactory psychometric characteristics as a sound factorial structure and adequate internal consistency for the HNQ as well as initial indications of the construct validity of its subscales. Conclusions: The HNQ is a reliable and economic tool for the assessment of posttraumatic nightmares in clinical as well as research settings.
U2 - 10.1080/20008198.2019.1592393
DO - 10.1080/20008198.2019.1592393
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 31007869
VL - 10
SP - 1592393
JO - EUR J PSYCHOTRAUMATO
JF - EUR J PSYCHOTRAUMATO
SN - 2000-8198
IS - 1
ER -