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1Department of Psychology, University of Ulster at Coleraine, Northern Ireland.
The British Journal of Clinical Psychology
|September 1, 1993
Abstract:
The aim of the present study was to explore the psychometric properties of the Impact of Events Scale. Evidence is presented that the scale is composed of two major factors tapping intrusion and avoidance which are associated with greater psychological distress.