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German Validation of the Conners 3U+00AE Rating Scales for Parents, Teachers, and Children

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Christiansen, Hanna, Hirsch, Oliver, Drechsler, Renate, Wanderer, Sina, Knospe, Eva-Lotte, Günther, Thomas, Lidzba, Karen·2016·Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie
DOI 10.1024/1422-4917/a000408
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Objective: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rating scales such as the Conners’ Rating Scales (CRS) are valuable adjuncts for diagnosis, since they offer parent, teacher, and self-ratings of children susceptible for ADHD. Even though the scales are widely used internationally, cross-cultural comparability has rarely been verified, and culture and language invariance have only been presumed. The Conners 3(®) rating scales are the updated version of the CRS, though hardly any studies report the psychometric properties apart from the results published in the test edition itself. To our knowledge there are no studies on the various adaptations of the Conners 3(®) in other languages. Method: The German translations of the Conners 3(®) were completed by 745 children, 953 parents, and 741 teachers (children’s age range: 6–18 years, mean: 11.74 years of age). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses on content scale items were conducted to obtain the factor structure for the German version and to replicate the factor structure of the original American models. Cronbach’s α was calculated to establish internal consistency. Results: The exploratory analyses for the German model resulted in factor structures globally different from the American model, though confirmatory analyses revealed very good model fi ts with highly satisfying Cronbach’s αs. We were able to provide empirical evidence for the subscale Inattention which had only hypothetically been derived by Conners (2008). Conclusions: Even though the exploratory analyses resulted in different factor structures, the confirmatory analyses have such excellent psychometric properties that use of the German adaptation of the Conners 3(®) is justifi ed in international multicenter studies.

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Authors
Christiansen, H., Hirsch, O., Drechsler, R., Wanderer, S., Knospe, E.-L., Günther, T., & Lidzba, K.
Affiliations
  • Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
  • University of Zurich (CH)
  • Technische Universität Dresden (DE)
  • RWTH Aachen University (DE)
  • University Children's Hospital Tübingen (DE)
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Venue
Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Publisher
Hogrefe Publishing Group
Published
2016-02
Volume
44
Issue
2
Pages
139-147
ISSN
  • 1422-4917 (ISSN-L)
  • 1664-2880
DOI
10.1024/1422-4917/a000408
OpenAlex
W2327587110
Cited by
22
References
12
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2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 1
FWCI
2.96
Type
journal article
Language
de
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  • Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion)
  • RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen) (submittedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
Keywords
Conners 3, rating scales, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, German adaptation, cross-cultural invariance, factor structure, psychometric properties, parent and teacher ratings, children
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Faculty, Female, Germany, Humans, Male, Parents, Personality Assessment, Psychometrics, Self-Assessment, Translating, United States, Reproducibility of Results

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