Validation of the Malay version of the life events checklist for DSM-5 among Malaysian undergraduates

• Main Authors: Tan, Yee Kee, Siau, Ching Sin, Chan, Lai Fong, Kõlves, Kairi, Zhang, Jie, Ho, Meng Chuan, Chua, Bee Seok, Sulong, Rose Manisah, Bono, Suzanna A., Fitriana, Mimi, Jamaludin, Abdul Latiff Bin Hj, Maswan, Norfaizadatul Akma Binti Mohamad, Yahya, Amira Najiha, Ibrahim, Norhayati
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108453/; https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1876201823003283

This cross-sectional study aimed to validate the Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 (LEC-5) among Malaysian undergraduates (N = 500; mean age = 21.66 ± 1.57), of which 90.4% had ever experienced a lifetime traumatic event. Cronbach's alpha of .87 (95% CI [.86, .89]) and McDonald's omega of .8...