Convergent and discriminant validity of psychiatric symptoms reported in The Norwegian Mother
and Child Cohort Study at age 3 years with independent clinical assessment in the Longitudinal
ADHD Cohort Study
Engelsk titel: Convergent and discriminant validity of psychiatric symptoms reported in The Norwegian Mother
and Child Cohort Study at age 3 years with independent clinical assessment in the Longitudinal
ADHD Cohort Study
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Författare:
Biele, Guido
;
Zeiner, Pål
;
Aase, Heidi
Email: guido.biele@fhi.no
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 24
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 15043687
Sammanfattning
Epidemiological studies often use parent questionnaires to assess children's development and
mental health. To date, few studies have investigated the validity of parent questionnaires with
standardized clinical assessments as criterion. The current study examines discriminant and
convergent validity of parent questionnaires for symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD), Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD), and Conduct Disorder (CD) as well as symptoms of
Separation Anxiety employed in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study by using structured
clinical interviews performed 5 months later in the Longitudinal ADHD Cohort Study as a criterion.
The comparison of confirmatory factor analysis models and examination of factor correlations
indicate convergent and discriminant validity of MoBa parent questionnaires for preschool children,
especially for the assessment of ADHD and ODD/CD. Future research should attempt to further
improve parent questionnaires, examine their validity in representative samples, and explicitly test
their utility for screening.