Psychometrics of the Psychological Wellbeing and Distress Screener: A Brief Measure of Youth’s Bidimensional Mental Health

2016 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 160-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler L. Renshaw ◽  
Sarah J. Bolognino
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Race Ethnicity ◽  
Two Phases

The present study reports on the psychometric defensibility of the Psychological Wellbeing and Distress Screener (PWDS), which is a 10-item self-report behavior rating scale for measuring youth’s bidimensional (also known as dual-factor or two-continua) mental health. The PWDS was developed using preexisting items within the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) self-report survey, and the present study used the 2009–2010 HBSC sample of U.S. youth in Grades 5 to 10 ( N = 12,642). Findings from two phases of data analyses, using random split-half subsamples, identified and confirmed a two-factor latent structure for the PWDS, with one scale measuring psychological wellbeing and the other psychological distress. Results also showed that the wellbeing and distress factors were invariant across grade, race/ethnicity, and residence classifications but not across gender. Implications for future research and potential practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Sleep Problems in School Aged Children: A Common Process across Internalising and Externalising Behaviours?

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-18
Author(s):  
Danielle M. Bayes ◽  
Ben Bullock
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Parent Report ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Common Process ◽  
Externalising Behaviours

Sleep problems are common in childhood and impact cognitive, psychological and physical wellbeing. The current study investigated the association between sleep problems and internalising and externalising behaviour in 114 school-aged children (5–12 years) from four primary schools in Melbourne, Australia. Data were collected using the Sleep Disorder Inventory for Students to measure sleep and the Conners Behavior Rating Scale to assess behaviour, both by parent report. Hierarchical regression analysis, controlling for socioeconomic status and age, identified moderate associations between sleep problems and emotional distress, aggressive behaviour and hyperactivity/impulsivity. Findings suggest screening for sleep problems in children presenting clinically with behavioural issues is a potentially important clinical practice. Additionally, results support the elaboration of transdiagnostic theory, whereby sleep problems are a common process in both internalising and externalising behaviour in children.

scholarly journals Preliminary Psychometrics of Responses to the Youth Externalizing Problems Screener

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (8) ◽  
pp. 1016-1022
Author(s):  
Tyler L. Renshaw ◽  
Clayton R. Cook
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Development And Validation

This brief report presents preliminary psychometrics of responses to the Youth Externalizing Problems Screener (YEPS), which is a 10-item self-report rating scale intended for use as a screening instrument. The YEPS was designed to function as a companion measure to the Youth Internalizing Problems Screener (YIPS), facilitating the screening of broad mental health problems among students in secondary school settings. Analyses presented herein were conducted with the same small, preliminary samples of urban high-school students as those reported on for the initial development and validation of the YIPS (Sample 1: n = 177, Sample 2: n = 219). Results suggest that responses to the YEPS showed a sound, unidimensional factor structure that is internally consistent, providing initial evidence for the purported internal structure of the measure. Findings also showed that YEPS scores had meaningful associations with other self-reported, theoretically relevant mental health variables, providing initial convergent evidence in favor of construct interpretation. Taken together, preliminary psychometrics support the validation argument for the interpretation and use of YEPS scores as a brief measure of adolescents’ general externalizing problems. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

scholarly journals Preliminary Psychometrics of Responses to the Youth Externalizing Problems Screener

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler L Renshaw ◽  
Clayton Cook
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
School Students ◽  
Initial Development ◽  
Development And Validation

This brief report presents preliminary psychometrics of responses to the Youth Externalizing Problems Screener (YEPS), which is a 10-item self-report rating scale intended for use as a screening instrument. The YEPS was designed to function as a companion measure to the Youth Internalizing Problems Screener (YIPS), facilitating the screening of broad mental health problems among students in secondary school settings. Analyses presented herein were conducted with the same small, preliminary samples of urban high-school students as those reported on for the initial development and validation of the YIPS (Sample 1: N = 177, Sample 2: N = 219; see Renshaw & Cook, 2018). Results suggest that responses to the YEPS showed a sound, unidimensional factor structure that is internally consistent, providing initial evidence for the purported internal structure of the measure. Findings also showed that YEPS scores had meaningful associations with other self-reported, theoretically relevant mental health variables, providing initial convergent evidence in favor of construct interpretation. Taken together, preliminary psychometrics support the validation argument for interpretation and use of YEPS scores as a brief measure of adolescents’ general externalizing problems. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

Preliminary Validation of the Subjective Academic Problems Scale: A New Tool to Aid in Triaging School Mental Health Screening Results

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 242-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler L. Renshaw
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
School Mental Health ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Health Screening ◽  
Mental Health Screening ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Academic Problems ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the preliminary structural, convergent, and incremental classification validity of responses to the Subjective Academic Problems Scale (SAPS), which is a seven-item self-report behavior rating scale intended for use as a triaging tool within secondary-level school mental health screening contexts. Findings from psychometric analyses carried out with Sample 1 ( N = 177) indicated that responses to the SAPS were characterized by a unidimensional measurement model and that scores derived from the scale had convergent validity with scores from several other self-reported measures of student wellbeing and mental health problems. Results from analyses conducted with Sample 2 ( N = 219) confirmed the unidimensionality of responses to the SAPS measurement model and demonstrated that SAPS scores had incremental validity, when used in conjunction with scores from a self-report internalizing problems screener, for identifying students with greater levels of mental health risk. Implications for future research and practice are discussed.

Devereux Adolescent Behavior Rating Scale--Neurotic/Dependent Behaviors Scale

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yossef S. Ben-Porath ◽  
Carolyn L. Williams ◽  
Craig Uchiyama
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Adolescent Behavior ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale

Devereux Adolescent Behavior Rating Scale--Acting Out Behaviors Scale

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yossef S. Ben-Porath ◽  
Carolyn L. Williams ◽  
Craig Uchiyama
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Adolescent Behavior ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Acting Out ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale

Behavior Rating Scale for Dementia

1995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre N. Tariot ◽  
James L. Mack ◽  
Marian B. Patterson ◽  
Steven D. Edland ◽  
Myron F. Weiner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale

Social support and mental health status of internal migrants in Beijing

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Ying Zhou ◽  
Jianhua Wang
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Mental Health Disorder ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Internal Migrants

We investigated the mental health status of 320 internal migrants in Beijing according to gender, age, marital status, and monthly income, and examined the relationship between their mental health status and social support mechanisms. Participants completed the self-report Symptom Checklist-90-R and Social Support Rating Scale. Results showed that their mental health was significantly worse than the Chinese adult norm as assessed in 2017. Participants' social support varied according to age, marital status, and monthly income. Female participants younger than 30 years old with a monthly income lower than 3,000 yuan comprised the group with the most mental health disorder symptoms. They thus required greater personal attention to their health. The results suggested that social support can predict mental health among internal migrants. Directions for further research are discussed.

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