Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 25, 2014
Last Modified: January 16, 2023 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the Screen for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (SPTSS) - Version 1.0 as described in:
Carlson, E.B. (2001).Psychometric Study of a Brief Screen for PTSD:Assessing the Impact of Multiple Traumatic Events. Assessment, 8, 431-441.
A paper version of the SPTSS (version 1.0) was retrieved from: Carlson. (2012) . The Screen for Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms (SPTSS) . Measurement Instrument Database for the Social Science. Retrieved from www.midss.ie
2 minutes
Participants are asked to answer 17 radioButtons questions pertaining PTSD symptoms within the last 2 weeks
by choosing a number from 0 - 10 for each question.
The questionnaire adapts the layout of the paper and pencil questionnaire to the computer screen.
The 17 questions are spread out over 4 survey pages. Each page repeats the instructions and
participants can go back and forth between pages.
Instructions can easily be edited under EDITABLE CODE -> Editable Parameters
File Name: sptss_1_0_summary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| totalScore | The sum of all individual scores |
| sptssScore | The average score |
File Name: sptss_1_0.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject, group, session | With the current subject/groupnumber/session id |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: 0 (never) - 10 (always) no reversed scored questions |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| pageInstructions | The instructions that appear at the top of each surveyPage | |
| subInstructions | Further instructions |