Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Eun-Hyun Lee, Eun Hee Kang, Hyun-Jung Kang, Hyun Young Lee
Summary: The study assessed the measurement invariance of the PHQ-9 across various sociodemographic and medical-condition groups using data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The results showed that the PHQ-9 had equivalent overall structure, factor loadings, and item intercepts across age groups, and can be reliably used to compare the severity of depressive symptoms across these groups in research and practice.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Christopher Holmberg, Andreas Gremyr, Jarl Torgerson, Kirsten Mehlig
Summary: The study examined the psychometric properties of the short WHODAS-2.0 in a naturalistic sample of outpatients with psychotic disorders. The findings supported the reliability and construct validity of the short 12-item WHODAS-2.0, demonstrating consistent associations with patient characteristics and psychotic symptom severity.
Article
Rehabilitation
Stefano Federici, Giulia Balboni, Allegra Buracchi, Francesca Barbanera, Angiolo Pierini
Summary: This study examined the psychometric properties of the Italian version of WHODAS-Child and found that it is a reliable and valid tool for measuring functional impairment in children with ASD.
DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Pedro H. Manfro, Cristiano Tschiedel Belem da Silva, Luciana Anselmi, Fernando Barros, William W. Eaton, Helen Goncalves, Joseph Murray, Isabel O. Oliveira, Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues, Fernando C. Wehrmeister, Ana M. B. Menezes, Luis Augusto Rohde, Christian Kieling
Summary: This study examined the occurrence of major depressive disorder (MDD) in a population-based youth sample and found a point-prevalence of 2.85%. Sad mood and somatic symptoms were the most common symptoms, and a focus on symptoms might advance understanding about MDD among youths.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Claudia Astudillo-Garcia, Fernando Austria-Corrales, Leonor Rivera-Rivera, Luz Myriam Reynales-Shigematsu, Jose Alberto Gomez-Garcia, Marina Seris-Martinez, Alberto Jimenez-Tapia, Rebeca Robles, Silvia Morales-Chaine, Alejandra Lopez-Montoya, Corina Cuevas-Renaud, Filiberto Toledano-Toledano
Summary: This study evaluated the measurement invariance of an online version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale in terms of sex, age, and educational level. The results showed that it had configural and metric invariance for sex, age, and educational level, but lacked scalar and strict invariance.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Paul R. Appleton, Carme Viladrich, Eleanor Quested, Lorena Gonzalez-Garcia, Athanasios Papaioannou, Howard K. Hall, Isabel Balaguer, Yago Ramis, Philippe Sarrazin, Jean-Philippe Heuze, Yngvar Ommundsen, Bente Wold, Oddrun Samdal, Joan L. Duda
Summary: The purpose of this study was to test the measurement invariance of the EDMCQ-C across five languages, two time points, and two experimental conditions. The findings suggest partial invariance across languages and scalar invariance across time and experimental groups. This study provides further evidence regarding the psychometric properties of the EDMCQ-C and its applicability for comparing coach-created climates across athletes speaking different languages, over time, and across experimental groups, except for item 15.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Veljko Jovanovic, Milica Lazic, Vesna Gavrilov-Jerkovic, Marija Zotovic-Kostic, Vojana Obradovic
Summary: The present study investigated the validity and measurement invariance of the Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs Scale (VCBS) in youth samples. The results supported a modified single-factor structure of the VCBS and demonstrated full scalar invariance across various demographics. The VCBS showed convergent and discriminant validity and predicted unique variance in the intention to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
EVALUATION & THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Anne Moehring, Diana Guertler, Kristian Krause, Gallus Bischof, Hans-Juergen Rumpf, Anil Batra, Susanne Wurm, Ulrich John, Christian Meyer
Summary: The study found that the PHQ-8 had a two-factor structure in two groups of individuals and demonstrated strict longitudinal invariance across intervention and follow-up assessments. However, only configural longitudinal invariance was shown in the baseline assessment. Additionally, scalar invariance was established between the intervention and control groups.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Bernice Hua Ma, Gang Chen, Samia Badji, Dennis Petrie
Summary: This study develops mapping algorithms to estimate Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL)-4D utilities based on the WHODAS 2.0 responses to facilitate economic evaluation.
QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Developmental
Aneta D. Krakowski, Katherine Tombeau Cost, Peter Szatmari, Evdokia Anagnostou, Jennifer Crosbie, Russell Schachar, Eric Duku, Stelios Georgiades, Muhammad Ayub, Elizabeth Kelley, Rob Nicolson, Eleanor Pullenayegum, Carolina Barnett-Tapia
Summary: This study used factor analysis to deconstruct the ASD-ADHD phenotype into its underlying phenotypic domains, finding that it consists of two latent ASD domains and two latent ADHD domains. Measurement invariance was established across adaptive functioning, age, gender, and ASD/ADHD diagnoses.
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Marcos Carmona-Halty, Patricio Mena-Chamorro, Geraldy Sepulveda-Paez, Rodrigo Ferrer-Urbina
Summary: This study assessed the reliability and gender invariance of the School Burnout Inventory (SBI) in Chilean high school students, finding it to be a reliable and valid measure for assessing school burnout.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Clara Sancho-Domingo, Jose Luis Carballo, Ainhoa Coloma-Carmona, Daniel J. Buysse
Summary: The study developed a brief version of the PSQI, named B-PSQI, and analyzed its validity and measurement invariance. The B-PSQI showed good internal consistency, effectively distinguishing individuals with poor sleep quality, and achieved partial scalar invariance across gender.
PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Educational
Jeremy J. Coleman, Yixiao Dong, Denis Dumas, Jesse Owen, Mark Kopta
Summary: The current study suggests that the instruments used in routine outcome monitoring (ROM) may not be accurate in measuring client outcomes longitudinally. A refined version of the Behavioral Health Measure (BHM), called BHM-17, was proposed to improve accuracy. The study also examined the factor structure of BHM-20 and found that a new 4-factor model (General Distress, Life Functioning, Anxiety, and Alcohol/Drug Use) had improved model-fit statistics. The longitudinal invariance of BHM-17 over 10 sessions of treatment was also confirmed.
JOURNAL OF COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lisong Zhang, Zhongquan Li
Summary: This study investigated the factor structure and longitudinal measurement invariance of the K6 in a representative elderly sample in China, and confirmed the psychometric defensibility of the K6 when used to assess mental health problems in the elderly population.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Marcos Carmona-Halty, Geraldy Sepulveda-Paez, Carla Semir-Gonzalez, Karina Alarcon-Castillo, Patricio Mena-Chamorro
Summary: The present study evaluated the psychometric properties of the APCQ-12 questionnaire in Chilean high school students and found that it produces reliable scores, has an adequate internal structure, and is invariant across sex and age. This suggests that the APCQ-12 is a valid and reliable questionnaire for measuring academic psychological capital in Chilean high school students.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Soyeon Kim, Melissa Kimber, Michael H. Boyle, Katholiki Georgiades
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE
(2019)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Melissa Kimber, Jill R. McTavish, Jennifer Couturier, Daniel Le Grange, James Lock, Harriet L. MacMillan
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
(2019)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jennifer Couturier, Melissa Kimber, Melanie Barwick, Tracy Woodford, Gail Mcvey, Sheri Findlay, Cheryl Webb, Alison Niccols, James Lock
Summary: This study evaluated a blended implementation approach for teams learning to provide family-based treatment to adolescents with eating disorders. Only one therapist achieved the predetermined threshold of 80% fidelity, although mean fidelity scores were similar to other studies. Participant attitudes, readiness, and self-efficacy did not correlate with fidelity and did not significantly change from pre- to post-implementation.
TRANSLATIONAL BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Donna E. Stewart, Harriet MacMillan, Melissa Kimber
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Melissa Kimber, Andrea Gonzalez, Harriet L. MacMillan
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2020)
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Harriet L. MacMillan, Melissa Kimber, Donna E. Stewart
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2020)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Jennifer Couturier, Melissa Kimber, Melanie Barwick, Gail McVey, Sheri Findlay, Cheryl Webb, Alison Niccols, James Lock
Summary: Fidelity is crucial for evaluating outcomes of evidence-based practices, with expert and peer ratings showing the best agreement. Challenges may exist in accurate parent ratings, but therapist self-rating or peer rating are pragmatic, efficient, and reliable approaches for fidelity assessment in real-world clinical settings.
JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Melissa Kimber, Sheila Harms, Noam Soreni, Maggie Inrig, Anita Acai, Ellen Louise Lipman, Roberto Sassi, David L. Streiner, Harriet L. MacMillan
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of implementing and evaluating the "LIVES for Families" PFA training program to help mental health practitioners better recognize and respond to psychological distress among young people and their families due to COVID-19. The research design involves a triangulation mixed methods approach, including collection and merging of quantitative and qualitative data.
Article
Family Studies
Melissa Kimber, Ayda Ferdossifard
Summary: Canada has limited research on children's exposure to trafficking and exploitation as well as community-based violence, highlighting gaps in understanding risk and protective factors. Urgent incorporation of reliable measures of these forms of exposure into national-level data collection systems is needed to achieve the goal of ending all forms of violence against children by 2030.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2021)
Article
Family Studies
Melissa Kimber, Jill R. McTavish, Meredith Vanstone, Donna E. Stewart, Harriet L. MacMillan
Summary: Evidence shows that healthcare and social service providers receive insufficient education on recognizing and responding to child maltreatment. Despite their importance in preventing childhood exposure to such harm, the need for online education for HSSPs is crucial during and post COVID-19 pandemic. Initiatives like VEGA and the RISE Project aim to increase the capacity of HSSPs in Canada to recognize and respond to child maltreatment effectively, contributing to advancements in education scholarship.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2021)
Article
Family Studies
Ashwini Tiwari, Savanah Smith, Christine Wekerle, Melissa Kimber, Susan M. Jack, Harriet MacMillan, Andrea Gonzalez
Summary: The study found that service providers in community organizations in Ontario, Canada use eclectic interventions and multifactorial decision-making processes when treating youth with a history of child sexual abuse. They emphasize meeting youth needs, providing client-centered care, and addressing safety and stability as core principles in their treatment approach.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2021)
Article
Family Studies
Madeleine Harris, Harriet MacMillan, Krysta Andrews, Leslie Atkinson, Melissa Kimber, Gillian England-Mason, Andrea Gonzalez
Summary: Maternal adverse childhood experiences have short-term effects on parent-child relationships, but may not be persistent; Maternal executive function has a sustained positive impact on mother-child interactions and can be a target for interventions.
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Melanie Barwick, Raluca Barac, Melissa Kimber, Lindsay Akrong, Sabine N. Johnson, Charles E. Cunningham, Kathryn Bennett, Graham Ashbourne, Tim Godden
TRANSLATIONAL BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2020)
Review
Psychology, Clinical
Jennifer Couturier, Leanna Isserlin, Mark Norris, Wendy Spettigue, Melissa Brouwers, Melissa Kimber, Gail Mcvey, Cheryl Webb, Sheri Findlay, Neera Bhatnagar, Natasha Snelgrove, Amanda Ritsma, Wendy Preskow, Catherine Miller, Jennifer Coelho, Ahmed Boachie, Cathleen Steinegger, Rachel Loewen, Techiya Loewen, Elizabeth Waite, Catherine Ford, Kerry Bourret, Joanne Gusella, Josie Geller, Adele LaFrance, Anick LeClerc, Jennifer Scarborough, Seena Grewal, Monique Jericho, Gina Dimitropoulos, David Pilon
JOURNAL OF EATING DISORDERS
(2020)
Article
Family Studies
Melissa Kimber, Jill R. McTavish, Candice Luo, Jennifer Couturier, Gina Dimitropoulos, Harriet MacMillan
CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT
(2019)