Dimensionality, hierarchical structure, age generalizability, and criterion validity of the GAIN's Behavioral Complexity Scale.
Psychol Assess
; 24(4): 913-24, 2012 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-22545694
ABSTRACT
This study used Rasch measurement model criteria and traditional psychometric strategies to examine key psychometric properties of the Behavioral Complexity Scale (BCS), a widely used measure of externalizing disorders that focuses on attention deficit, hyperactivity, and conduct disorders. With a sample of 7,435 persons being screened for substance use disorders, the BCS was found to (a) be unidimensional, (b) have a hierarchical severity structure, (c) be generalizable to both youths and adults, and (d) meet hypothesized correlations with criterion variables. The BCS performed well as a unidimensional measure. The Rasch severity hierarchy of attention deficit to hyperactivity to conduct disorders provided a perspective that suggested that a dimensional measure could be used as an alternative and, in some ways, as an improvement to categorical diagnosis and common dimensional approaches. The finding of 3 low-severity conduct disorder items also supported a revision of categorical criteria, especially in substance use disorders.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Escalas de Valoración Psiquiátrica
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Déficit de la Atención y Trastornos de Conducta Disruptiva
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Trastornos Relacionados con Sustancias
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Psychol Assess
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos