scholarly journals Development and psychometric properties of the Glasgow Depression Scale for people with a Learning Disability

2003 ◽  
Vol 182 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona M. Cuthill ◽  
Colin A. Espie ◽  
Sally-Anne Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Learning Disability ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Good Test ◽  
Criterion Validation ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Assessment Scales ◽  
Monitoring Progress ◽  
Report Measure

BackgroundThere is no reliable and valid self-report measure of depressive symptoms for people with learning disabilities.AimsTo develop a scale for individuals with learning disability, and a supplementary scale for carers.MethodItems were generated from a range of assessment scales and through focus groups. A draft scale was piloted and field tested using matched groups of people with or without depression, and their carers. The scale was also administered to a group without learning disabilities for criterion validation.ResultsThe Glasgow Depression Scale for people with a Learning Disability (GDS–LD) differentiated depression and non-depression groups, correlated with the Beck Depression Inventory – II (r=0.88), had good test – retest reliability (r=0.97) and internal consistency (Cronbach's α=0.90), and a cut-off score (13) yielded 96% sensitivity and 90% specificity. The Carer Supplement was also reliable (r=0.98; α=0.88), correlating with the GDS–LD (r=0.93).ConclusionsBoth scales appear useful for screening, monitoring progress and contributing to outcome appraisal.

Developing a measure to assess clinicians’ ability to reflect on key staff–patient dynamics in forensic settings

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Polnay ◽  
Helen Walker ◽  
Christopher Gallacher
Keyword(s):  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Face Validity ◽  
Good Test ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Purpose Relational dynamics between patients and staff in forensic settings can be complicated and demanding for both sides. Reflective practice groups (RPGs) bring clinicians together to reflect on these dynamics. To date, evaluation of RPGs has lacked quantitative focus and a suitable quantitative tool. Therefore, a self-report tool was designed. This paper aims to pilot The Relational Aspects of CarE (TRACE) scale with clinicians in a high-secure hospital and investigate its psychometric properties. Design/methodology/approach A multi-professional sample of 80 clinicians were recruited, completing TRACE and attitudes to personality disorder questionnaire (APDQ). Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) determined factor structure and internal consistency of TRACE. A subset was selected to measure test–retest reliability. TRACE was cross-validated against the APDQ. Findings EFA found five factors underlying the 20 TRACE items: “awareness of common responses,” “discussing and normalising feelings;” “utilising feelings,” “wish to care” and “awareness of complicated affects.” This factor structure is complex, but items clustered logically to key areas originally used to generate items. Internal consistency (α = 0.66, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.55–0.76) demonstrated borderline acceptability. TRACE demonstrated good test–retest reliability (intra-class correlation = 0.94, 95% CI = 0.78–0.98) and face validity. TRACE indicated a slight negative correlation with APDQ. A larger data set is needed to substantiate these preliminary findings. Practical implications Early indications suggested TRACE was valid and reliable, suitable to measure the effectiveness of reflective practice. Originality/value The TRACE was a distinctive measure that filled a methodological gap in the literature.

Test-Retest Reliability of the Holyoake Codependency Index with Australian Students

2004 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. 482-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Greg E. Dear
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Full Scale Test ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
External Focus ◽  
Scale Test ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Report Measure

The Holyoake Codependency Index is a 13-item self-report measure of three aspects of codependency: External Focus, Self-sacrifice, and a sense of being overwhelmed by another person's problematic behavior (termed Reactivity). Previous studies have supported internal validity and the internal consistency and construct validity of the subscales. The present scores for 59 students indicate full scale test-retest reliability of .88 and for subscales (.76 to .82) over a 3-wk. interval.

A Cross-National Self-Report Measure of Depressive Symptomatology

1993 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Gatz ◽  
Boo Johansson ◽  
Nancy Pedersen ◽  
Stig Berg ◽  
Chandra Reynolds
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
Psychomotor Retardation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
Representative Samples ◽  
Report Measure ◽  
Cross National

The Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D) was administered in Swedish to two representative samples, one aged 84 to 90 (mean = 87), the second aged 29 to 95 (mean = 61). There were both linear and quadratic differences with age: the oldest individuals were highest on depressive symptoms, but younger adults were higher than middle-aged. Dimensions or subscales identified by previous studies were generally replicated, including a sadness and depressed mood factor, a psychomotor retardation and loss of energy factor, and a well-being factor (on which items are reverse-scored to indicate depression). The findings support cross-national use of the CES-D to assess self-reported symptoms of depression in adults and older adults.

Family as a Factor in Delinquency

1999 ◽  
Vol 85 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fran T. Fleener
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Learning Disability ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
White Male ◽  
Delinquent Behavior ◽  
Learning Disabled ◽  
The Other ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Dysfunctional Family

50 adjudicated delinquents were given academic and psychological tests and a self-report of delinquency according to the learning disability/delinquency study of the National Criminal Justice Service of 1980. 31 learning disabled delinquents were identified. The test of proportions compared learning disabilities in delinquent ( n = 31) and nondelinquent (ns = 24 and 43) samples. The Mann-Whitney U test compared the reported number of categories of delinquent behavior in the three groups. A typical delinquent of this rural area tends to be a white male with average or above intelligence and a learning disability. His family is large; his parents are divorced. He comes from a poorer economic and cultural background. A dysfunctional family can be a center wherein delinquency grows; on the other hand, a strong family can nurture and protect when peers and school fail.

Stability of Social Status of Children with and without Learning Disabilities

2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kuhne ◽  
Judith Wiener
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
General Education ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Social Preference ◽  
Preference Score ◽  
Good Test ◽  
School Year ◽  
Students With Ld ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

The stability of peer status of children with and without learning disabilities (LD) was examined. Thirty-eight 9- to 12-year-old children with LD were compared with a sample of children without LD matched on gender and general education classroom placement using a composite positive and negative nomination sociogram (Coie & Kupersmidt, 1983) and a Social Behavior Nomination Scale adapted from Dodge (1983). The measures were administered twice in the same school year. Findings that students with LD had lower social preference scores and were more likely to be socially rejected were consistent with previous research. Children with LD were also less likely to be seen as cooperative and leaders than children without LD. Although the sociometric measures had good test-retest reliability, the Social Preference score of children with LD decreased and their Liked Least score increased from Time 1 to Time 2 compared to children without LD. Children with LD were also seen by their peers as being more dependent at Time 2 than Time 1. Children with LD who had average social status at Time 1 were more likely than children without LD to change their social status to Neglected or Rejected social status at Time 2.

Psychometric validation of the Polish version of the Emotional Style Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agata Gasiorowska ◽  
Kaja Glomb ◽  
Pelin Kesebir
Keyword(s):  
Self Report ◽  
Psychometric Validation ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Emotional Life ◽  
Good Reliability ◽  
Life Study ◽  
Polish Version ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Emotional Style ◽  
Report Measure

In four studies, we document the validity of the Polish version of the Emotional Style Questionnaire (ESQ)—a 24-item self-report measure that captures how people vary across six dimensions that make up a healthy emotional life. Study 1 provides support for the proposed factorial structure of the Polish version of the scale. Study 2 demonstrates the equivalence of the Polish and English versions of the scale. Study 3 confirms the adequacy of the factorial structure in a second sample and demonstrates that for each of the six subscales construct validity is similar to that of the original scale. Study 4 investigates the test-retest reliability of the scale, and demonstrates very good reliability across an interval of two months. We conclude that the Polish version of ESQ is a psychometrically solid and easily implementable instrument that can be used to measure healthy emotionality and its components in both clinical and research settings.

scholarly journals Portuguese-language version of the COPD Assessment Test: validation for use in Brazil

2013 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 402-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guilherme Pinheiro Ferreira da Silva ◽  
Maria Tereza Aguiar Pessoa Morano ◽  
Cyntia Maria Sampaio Viana ◽  
Clarissa Bentes de Araujo Magalhaes ◽  
Eanes Delgado Barros Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Intraclass Correlation ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Good Test ◽  
Language Version ◽  
Copd Assessment Test ◽  
6Mwt Distance ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
The City

OBJECTIVE: To validate a Portuguese-language version of the COPD assessment test (CAT) for use in Brazil and to assess the reproducibility of this version. METHODS: This was multicenter study involving patients with stable COPD at two teaching hospitals in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil. Two independent observers (twice in one day) administered the Portuguese-language version of the CAT to 50 patients with COPD. One of those observers again administered the scale to the same patients one week later. At baseline, the patients were submitted to pulmonary function testing and the six-minute walk test (6MWT), as well as completing the previously validated Portuguese-language versions of the Saint George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ), modified Medical Research Council (MMRC) dyspnea scale, and hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS). RESULTS: Inter-rater and intra-rater reliability was excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.96; 95% CI: 0.93-0.97; p < 0.001; and ICC = 0.98; 95% CI: 0.96-0.98; p < 0.001, respectively). Bland Altman plots showed good test-retest reliability. The CAT total score correlated significantly with spirometry results, 6MWT distance, SGRQ scores, MMRC dyspnea scale scores, and HADS-depression scores. CONCLUSIONS: The Portuguese-language version of the CAT is a valid, reproducible, and reliable instrument for evaluating patients with COPD in Brazil.

scholarly journals The revised Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire (BAVQ–R)

2000 ◽  
Vol 177 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Chadwick ◽  
Susan Lees ◽  
Max Birchwood
Keyword(s):  
Individual Differences ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Auditory Hallucinations ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Hospital Anxiety ◽  
Improve Measurement ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Report Measure

BackgroundWe present a revised Beliefs About Voices Questionnaire (BAVQ–R), a self-report measure of patients' beliefs, emotions and behaviour about auditory hallucinations.AimsTo improve measurement of omnipotence, a pivotal concept in understanding auditory hallucinations, and elucidate links between beliefs about voices, anxiety and depression.MethodsSeventy-one participants with chronic auditory hallucinations completed the BAVQ–R, and 58 also completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.ResultsThe mean Cronbach's α for the five sub-scales was 0.86 (range 0.74–0.88). The study supports hypotheses about links between beliefs, emotions and behaviour, and presents original data on how these relate to the new omnipotence sub-scale. Original data are also presented on connections with anxiety and depression.ConclusionsThe BAVQ–R is more reliable and sensitive to individual differences than the original version, and reliably measures omnipotence.

Development and Psychometric Properties of the Student Worry Questionnaire–30

2001 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 277-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Augustine Osman ◽  
Peter M. Gutierrez ◽  
William R. Downs ◽  
Beverly A. Kopper ◽  
Francisco X. Barrios ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Oblimin Rotation ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Report Measure

Described are the development and initial psychometric properties (Ns = 50 and 188) of a self-report measure, the Student Worry Questionnaire–30, for use with college undergraduates Exploratory principal components analyses (Ns = 388, 350, and 396) with oblimin rotation indicated six domains of worrisome thinking, financial-related concerns, significant others' well-being, social adequacy concerns, academic concerns, and general anxiety symptoms. The total score and scale scores showed internal consistency of .80 to .94. Also, test-retest reliability analyses (.75 to .80) support consistency of responses over 4 wk. Strong evidence for convergent validity was indicated. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the fit of the 6-factor oblique model. Limitations of the present studies, and directions for research are discussed.

scholarly journals The Big Three Perfectionism Scale–Short Form (BTPS-SF): Development of a Brief Self-Report Measure of Multidimensional Perfectionism

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Feher ◽  
Martin M. Smith ◽  
Donald H. Saklofske ◽  
Rachel A. Plouffe ◽  
Claire A. Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Acceptable Model ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Report Measure

The Big Three Perfectionism Scale (BTPS) is a 45-item self-report measure of perfectionism with three overarching factors: rigid, self-critical, and narcissistic perfectionism. Our objective was to create a brief version of the BTPS, the Big Three Perfectionism Scale–Short Form (BTPS-SF). Sixteen items were selected, and confirmatory factor analysis using a large sample of Canadian university students ( N = 607) revealed the BTPS-SF had acceptable model fit. Moreover, the BTPS-SF displayed strong test–retest reliability. The relationships of the BTPS-SF factors with depression, anxiety, stress, emotional intelligence, personality, resiliency, and elements of subjective well-being also suggested adequate criterion validity. Overall, results suggest the BTPS-SF represents an efficient, easily administered, and novel means of assessing multidimensional perfectionism.

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