Initial Development and Psychometric Properties of the Youth Racism-Based Traumatic Stress Symptom Scale.
Objective: Studies demonstrating associations between experiences of racism and traumatic stress symptoms have predominantly been conducted in adults, due in large part to the lack of available tools for assessing racism-based traumatic stress symptoms (RBTSS) in youth. This investigation sought to...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 325 - 345 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Mar/Apr2026
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