Validation of the Malay version of the Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 among Malaysian undergraduates

Yee Kee Tan; Ching Sin Siau; Lai Fong Chan; Kairi Kõlves; Jie Zhang; Meng Chuan Ho; Bee Seok Chua; Rose Manisah Sulong; Suzanna A Bono; Mimi Fitriana; Abdul Latiff Bin Hj Jamaludin; Norfaizadatul Akma Binti Mohamad Maswan; Amira Najiha Yahya; Norhayati Ibrahim

doi:10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103772

Validation of the Malay version of the Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 among Malaysian undergraduates

Asian J Psychiatr. 2023 Nov:89:103772. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103772. Epub 2023 Sep 20.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Community Health Studies (ReaCH), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
² Centre for Community Health Studies (ReaCH), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: chingsin.siau@ukm.edu.my.
³ Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, National University of Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
⁴ Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention, School of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Mt. Gravatt, Queensland, Australia.
⁵ Shandong University School of Public Health, Jinan, China; State University of New York Buffalo State University Department of Sociology, New York, USA.
⁶ Centre for Pre-U Studies, UCSI University (Springhill Campus), Port Dickson, Malaysia.
⁷ Faculty of Psychology and Education, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
⁸ Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
⁹ School of Social Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Penang, Malaysia.
¹⁰ Research Management Centre, International University of Malaya-Wales, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
¹¹ Department of General Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts (FoSSLA), UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
¹² Department of Educational Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
¹³ Centre for Healthy Aging and Wellness (H-Care), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Institute of Islam Hadhari, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia.

PMID: 37748229
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103772

Abstract

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 .89 (95% CI [.89, .93]) indicated good reliability. Confirmatory factor analysis based on a six-factor structure showed the best fit. The measurement invariance showed that the six-factor structure was similar across sexes. Therefore, the Malay LEC-5 is a valid and reliable instrument to screen for traumatic events among Malaysian undergraduates.

Keywords: Factor analysis; LEC-5; Measurement invariance; Trauma; Undergraduates.

Publication types

Validation Study

MeSH terms

Asian People*
Checklist*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
Life Change Events*
Malaysia
Reproducibility of Results
Students*
Universities
Young Adult