DSM-Oriented and empirically based approaches to constructing scales from the same item pools
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Separately for ages 11/2 to 5 and 6 to 18, used items for rating behavioral and emotional problems to construct (a). "top-down" DSM-oriented scales from experts' ratings of the items' consistency with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed. [DSM-IV], American Psychiatric Association, 1994) categories, and (b). "bottom-up" empirically based syndromes from factor analyses of parent, caregiver, teacher, and self ratings (N = 14853). Both kinds of scales are scored from the same assessment instruments and are displayed on profiles normed on the same national samples. Psychometric properties were similar for both kinds of scales. Associations between counterpart scales were medium to strong. Quantified, normed DSM-oriented and empirically based scales scored from the same instruments can facilitate assessment of individuals, statistical analyses for research purposes, and integration of top-down and bottom-up approaches to deriving constructs for psychopathology.
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- Authors
- Achenbach, T. M., Dumenci, L., & Rescorla, L. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Vermont (US)
- Bryn Mawr College (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2003-08
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 328-340
- ISSN
- 1537-4416 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-4424
- OpenAlex
- W2055054934
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- FWCI
- 8.94
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
- Keywords
- DSM-IV, emotional and behavioral problems, scale development, item pool, factor analysis, psychopathology, child and adolescent assessment, parent and teacher ratings, self-report, psychometric properties
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Child, Child, Preschool, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Empirical Research, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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