The Psychometric Properties of Children's Impact of Event Scale Administered via Mobile Phone

This study was design to test the reliability and validity of test via mobile phone based platform (MPBT) administered into potential PTSD sufferings in Mianzhu, Sichuan province, and examine the equivalence with traditional paper-and-pencil test (PPT) counterpart and gender differences. In the case of Children's Revised Impact of Event Scale (CRIES), the MPBT form had acceptable psychometric properties, equivalence with PPT form and no gender differences. These results prove the application of mobile phone to assess and monitor the psychological state of users to be a useful and valid way.