The model covers 12 factors grouped into 5 higher-order dimensions (65 statements in total). Each is rated on a 5-point scale, which provides sufficient sensitivity to detect nuances in transgenerational processes.

Historical Intergenerational Trauma Transmission Questionnaire (HITT-Q; 2025)

original version

Additionally: Section on historical events and losses

The questionnaire begins with a personalized section where respondents identify specific historical events that have affected their family—from genocides and wars to natural disasters and political repression.

This section allows us to identify specific patterns of trauma characteristic of different types of historical trauma.

Data on losses is particularly important for understanding the depth of traumatic experiences and their potential impact on subsequent generations.

Additionally: Post-traumatic stress screening

The methodology also includes two screening questions to identify signs of PTSD: one assesses the presence of intrusive experiences, the other assesses avoidance behavior.

Although these questions are not a diagnostic tool, they can identify respondents with possible PTSD symptoms who require additional clinical attention.

Screening is important for differentiating between transgenerational transmission of trauma and direct traumatization through secondary exposure.

Additionally: Assessment of hidden trauma

A unique component of HITT-Q is the hidden trauma scale—daily microaggressions and discrimination experienced by descendants due to their ethnic, religious, or cultural affiliation.

Five questions assess experiences of being a “second-class citizen,” profiling by law enforcement, stigmatization, and other forms of systemic discrimination.

This scale recognizes that transgenerational trauma does not exist in a vacuum— it is amplified by the current social context of prejudice.

This The Ukrainian version was published in collaboration with the authors of HITT-Q.

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