?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+STRS+(shortness+of+breath%2C+tremulousness%2C+racing+heart%2C+and+sweating)%3A+A+brief+checklist+for+acute+distress+with+panic-like+autonomic+indicators%3B+development+and+factor+structure&rft.creator=Bracha%2C+H.+Stefan&rft.creator=Williams%2C+Andrew+E.&rft.creator=Haynes%2C+Stephen+N.&rft.creator=Kubany%2C+Edward+S&rft.creator=Ralston%2C+Tyler+C.&rft.creator=Yamashita%2C+Jennifer+M.&rft.subject=Behavioral+Analysis&rft.subject=Psychobiology&rft.subject=Psychophysiology&rft.subject=Neurophysiology&rft.subject=Physiological+Psychology&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.subject=Evolutionary+Psychology&rft.description=Background%3A+Peritraumatic+response%2C+as+currently+assessed+by+Posttraumatic+Stress+Disorder+(PTSD)+diagnostic+criterion+A2%2C+has+weak+positive+predictive+value+(PPV)+with+respect+to+PTSD+diagnosis.+Research+suggests+that+indicators+of+peritraumatic+autonomic+activation+may+supplement+the+PPV+of+PTSD+criterion+A2.+We+describe+the+development+and+factor+structure+of+the+STRS+(Shortness+of+Breath%2C+Tremulousness%2C+Racing+Heart%2C+and+Sweating)%2C+a+one+page%2C+two-minute+checklist+with+a+five-point+Likert-type+response+format+based+on+a+previously+unpublished+scale.+It+is+the+first+validated+self-report+measure+of+peritraumatic+activation+of+the+autonomic+nervous+system.%0D%0A%0D%0AMethods%3A+We+selected+items+from+the+Potential+Stressful+Events+Interview+(PSEI)+to+represent+two+latent+variables%3A+1)+PTSD+diagnostic+criterion+A%2C+and+2)+acute+autonomic+activation.+Participants+(a+convenience+sample+of+162+non-treatment+seeking+young+adults)+rated+the+most+distressing+incident+of+their+lives+on+these+items.+We+examined+the+factor+structure+of+the+STRS+in+this+sample+using+factor+and+cluster+analysis.%0D%0A%0D%0AResults%3A+Results+confirmed+a+two-factor+model.+The+factors+together+accounted+for+68%25+of+the+variance.+The+variance+in+each+item+accounted+for+by+the+two+factors+together+ranged+from+41%25+to+74%25.+The+item+loadings+on+the+two+factors+mapped+precisely+onto+the+two+proposed+latent+variables.%0D%0A%0D%0AConclusion%3A+The+factor+structure+of+the+STRS+is+robust+and+interpretable.+Autonomic+activation+signs+tapped+by+the+STRS+constitute+a+dimension+of+the+acute+autonomic+activation+in+response+to+stress+that+is+distinct+from+the+current+PTSD+criterion+A2.+Since+the+PTSD+diagnostic+criteria+are+likely+to+change+in+the+DSM-V%2C+further+research+is+warranted+to+determine+whether+signs+of+peritraumatic+autonomic+activation+such+as+those+measured+by+this+two-minute+scale+add+to+the+positive+predictive+power+of+the+current+PTSD+criterion+A2.+Additionally%2C+future+research+is+warranted+to+explore+whether+the+four+automatic+activation+items+of+the+STRS+can+be+useful+as+the+basis+for+a+possible+PTSD+criterion+A3+in+the+DSM-V.&rft.date=2004-04-22&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6365%2F1%2FBracha_HS_Haynes_SN_et_al._2004_S.T.R.S_Checklist_for_PTSD_Criterion_A.pdf&rft.identifier=++Bracha%2C+H.+Stefan+and+Williams%2C+Andrew+E.+and+Haynes%2C+Stephen+N.+and+Kubany%2C+Edward+S+and+Ralston%2C+Tyler+C.+and+Yamashita%2C+Jennifer+M.++(2004)+The+STRS+(shortness+of+breath%2C+tremulousness%2C+racing+heart%2C+and+sweating)%3A+A+brief+checklist+for+acute+distress+with+panic-like+autonomic+indicators%3B+development+and+factor+structure.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6365%2F