Journal article
A Multitrait-Multisource Confirmatory Factor Analytic Approach to the Construct Validity of ADHD Rating Scales
Psychological assessment, Vol.15(1), pp.3-16
03/2003
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/112642
PMID: 12674720
Abstract
Confirmatory factor analysis was used to model a multitrait-multisource design to evaluate the construct validity of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rating scales. The 2 trait factors were the ADHD inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity dimensions. The 2 source factors were parents and teachers. In Study 1, parents and teachers rated 1,475 Australian elementary school children on the ADHD symptoms. In Study 2, parents and teachers rated 285 Brazilian elementary school children on the ADHD symptoms. Similar results occurred in both studies with most of the ADHD symptoms containing more source than trait variance, thus providing weak evidence for the convergent and discriminant validity of the symptoms as measured by rating scales. The study outlines the implications of such strong source effects for understanding ADHD.
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- Title
- A Multitrait-Multisource Confirmatory Factor Analytic Approach to the Construct Validity of ADHD Rating Scales
- Creators
- Rapson Gomez - School of Behavioural and Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ballarat, Ballarat, Victoria, AustraliaG Leonard Burns - Department of Psychology, Washington State UniversityJames A Walsh - Department of Psychology, University of MontanaMarcela Alves de Moura - Department of Psychology, Washington State University
- Contributors
- Stephen N Haynes (Editor)
- Publication Details
- Psychological assessment, Vol.15(1), pp.3-16
- Publisher
- American Psychological Association
- Identifiers
- 99900548394501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article