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Autor/inn/en | Cole, David A.; Cai, Li; Martin, Nina C.; Findling, Robert L.; Youngstrom, Eric A.; Garber, Judy; Curry, John F.; Hyde, Janet S.; Essex, Marilyn J.; Compas, Bruce E.; Goodyer, Ian M.; Rohde, Paul; Stark, Kevin D.; Slattery, Marcia J.; Forehand, Rex |
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Titel | Structure and Measurement of Depression in Youths: Applying Item Response Theory to Clinical Data |
Quelle | In: Psychological Assessment, 23 (2011) 4, S.819-833 (15 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 1040-3590 |
DOI | 10.1037/a0023518 |
Schlagwörter | Schizophrenia; Measurement; Error of Measurement; Severity (of Disability); Depression (Psychology); Item Response Theory; Adolescents; Symptoms (Individual Disorders) |
Abstract | Our goals in this article were to use item response theory (IRT) to assess the relation of depressive symptoms to the underlying dimension of depression and to demonstrate how IRT-based measurement strategies can yield more reliable data about depression severity than conventional symptom counts. Participants were 3,403 children and adolescents from 12 contributing clinical and nonclinical samples; all participants had received the Kiddie Schedule of Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Aged Children. Results revealed that some symptoms reflected higher levels of depression and were more discriminating than others. Furthermore, use of IRT-based information about symptom severity and discriminability in the measurement of depression severity was shown to reduce measurement error and increase measurement fidelity. (Contains 5 footnotes, 6 tables, and 6 figures.) (As Provided). |
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Update | 2017/4/10 |