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Houghton, Stephen; Hunter, Simon C.; Khan, Umneea; Tan, Carol – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2013
We report the development and psychometric evaluations of a self-report instrument designed to screen for psychopathic traits among mainstream community adolescents. Tests of item functioning were initially conducted with 26 adolescents. In a second study the new instrument was administered to 150 high school adolescents, 73 of who had school…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Affective Behavior, Psychopathology, Measures (Individuals)
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Ranta, Klaus; Junttila, Niina; Laakkonen, Eero; Uhmavaara, Anni; La Greca, Annette M.; Niemi, Paivi M. – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
The aim of this study was to investigate symptoms of social anxiety and the psychometric properties of the "Social Anxiety Scale for Adolescents" (SAS-A) among Finnish adolescents, 13-16 years of age. Study 1 (n = 867) examined the distribution of SAS-A scores according to gender and age, and the internal consistency and factor structure…
Descriptors: Evidence, Anxiety Disorders, Test Validity, Factor Structure
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Kingery, Julie Newman; Ginsburg, Golda S.; Burstein, Marcy – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2009
The current study examined the psychometric properties and factor structure of the Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC) among a community sample of 118 African American students (58 females; ages 14-19 years; mean age = 15.79) in an urban, parochial high school. Adolescents completed the MASC and several other self-report measures of…
Descriptors: African American Students, Hyperactivity, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
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Araujo, Katy B.; Medic, Sanja; Yasnovsky, Jessica; Steiner, Hans – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2006
This study used the Response Evaluation Measure-Youth (REM-Y-71), a self-report measure of 21 defense reactions, among school-age children. Participants were elementary and middle school students (n=290; grades 3-8; age range: 8-15; mean=11.73). Factor analysis revealed a 2-factor defense structure consistent with structure among high school and…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Factor Analysis, Predictor Variables
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Rastad, Cecilia; Ulfberg, Jan; Sjoden, Per-Olow – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: There are few studies regarding the prevalence of seasonal variation in mood among children and adolescents. The main objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of self-reported depressive mood during the winter season among Swedish adolescents and to investigate gender differences. Another aim was to analyze the factor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Incidence, Females