Construct validity, responsiveness, and utility of change indicators of the Dutch-Flemish PROMIS item banks for depression and anxiety administered as computerized adaptive test (CAT): A comparison with the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI).

Three global indices of symptomatology summarize results of the Brief Symptom Inventory. This study attended to the relationship between global indices of symptom enumeration and symptom severity. Among profiles of 850 adult outpatients, a strong relationship existed between style of reporting symptoms, emphasizing number or intensity, and prominence of certain symptom dimensions. Patients reporting numerous low-grade symptoms were high on Somatization and Phobic Anxiety. Those with more intense focal symptoms were high on Depression and Anxiety. An explanation of results is offered by referring to features likely common among associated symptom dimensions.

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Reliability, Construct Validity, and Subscale Norms of the Brief Symptom Inventory When Administered to Bereaved Parents

Journal of Nursing Measurement ◽

10.1891/1061-3749.4.2.117 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 117-127 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

L. Clark Johnson ◽

Shirley A. Murphy ◽

Margaret Dimond

Keyword(s):

Construct Validity ◽

Severity Index ◽

Brief Symptom Inventory ◽

Adolescent And Young Adult ◽

Future Research ◽

Summary Statistics ◽

Global Severity Index ◽

Symptom Inventory ◽

Bereaved Parents ◽

Community Standard

The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) was administered to parents (N = 260; 171 mothers and 89 fathers) whose adolescent and young adult children died unexpectedly and violently by accident, homicide, or suicide. Summary statistics and reliability coefficients (Cronbach’ s a) for the nine subscales and the Global Severity Index were calculated. A comparison of means and standard deviations confirmed the expectation that this sample is dramatically different from the normative American community standard. Raw scores for the subscales were transformed into standardized T scores and critical values for a screening heuristic presented. An attempt to obtain construct validity using factor analysis suggested that a five-factor solution provided a description of this population of bereaved parents that is more insightful than the nine standard subscales of the BSI. Implications for both clinicians and future research are discussed.

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Comparisons of Paper-Administered, Computer-Administered and Computerized Adaptive Achievement Tests

Journal of Educational Computing Research ◽

10.2190/86rk-76wn-vaj0-pfa3 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 311-326 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

James B. Olsen ◽

Dennis D. Maynes ◽

Dean Slawson ◽

Kevin Ho

Keyword(s):

Student Achievement ◽

Computerized Adaptive Testing ◽

Research Study ◽

Achievement Scores ◽

Testing Methods ◽

Computerized Adaptive Test ◽

Adaptive Test ◽

Assessment Program ◽

Item Banks ◽

Item Content

This research study was designed to compare student achievement scores from three different testing methods: paper-administered testing, computer-administered testing, and computerized adaptive testing. The three testing formats were developed from the California Assessment Program (CAP) item banks for grades three and six. The paper-administered and the computer-administered tests were identical in item content, format, and sequence. The computerized adaptive test was a tailored or adaptive sequence of the items in the computer-administered test.

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The Psychometric Properties of the Brief Symptom Inventory Hostility and Anxiety Subscales in a Prison Population

Journal of Nursing Measurement ◽

10.1891/jnm-d-19-00094 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. JNM-D-19-00094

Author(s):

Tracey K. Vitori ◽

Susan Frazier ◽

Misook L. Chung ◽

Gia Mudd-Martin ◽

Debra K. Moser

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Construct Validity ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Perceived Control ◽

Prison Population ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Brief Symptom Inventory ◽

Prison Inmates ◽

Symptom Inventory ◽

Male Inmates

BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate psychometric properties of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) hostility and anxiety subscales in prison inmates.MethodsReliability and construct validity of the BSI hostility and anxiety subscales were examined using Cronbach's alphas, factor analysis, and hypothesis testing.ResultsOf the 373 male inmates, 63% were White with a mean age of 36 years. Cronbach's alphas for hostility and anxiety were 0.83 and 0.81, supporting internal consistency. Factor analysis demonstrated two dimensions, hostility and anxiety. Supporting construct validity, inmates with higher hostility as well as those with higher anxiety had a greater number of mentally unhealthy days and lower perceived control.ConclusionThe BSI hostility and anxiety subscales are reliable and valid for use in prison inmates.

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