Factor-analytic and individualized approaches to constructing brief measures of ADHD behaviors

Robert J. Volpe; Kenneth D. Gadow; Jessica Blom-Hoffman; Adam B. Feinberg

doi:10.1177/1063426608323370

Factor-analytic and individualized approaches to constructing brief measures of ADHD behaviors

Robert J. Volpe
, Kenneth D. Gadow
, Jessica Blom-Hoffman
, Adam B. Feinberg

Psychiatry

Northeastern University
May Institute, Inc.

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Abstract

Two studies were performed to examine a factor-analytic and an individualized approach to creating short progress-monitoring measures from the longer ADHD-Symptom Checklist-4 (ADHD-SC4). In Study 1, teacher ratings on items of the ADHD:Inattentive (IA) and ADHD:Hyperactive-Impulsive (HI) scales of the ADHD-SC4 were factor analyzed in a normative data sample of 493 students aged 5 to 12 years. Items with the highest factor loadings were then selected to create abbreviated IA and HI scales for Study 2. In Study 2, the psychometric characteristics of two shortened progress-monitoring measures (factor derived and individualized) and the original IA and HI scales of the ADHD-SC4 were examined in a sample of 26 students aged 4 to 17 years in a medication titration study involving baseline and three doses of methylphenidate. The results indicated comparable psychometric properties across the original and abbreviated versions of the IA and HI scales.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	118-128
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Volume	17
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1063426608323370
State	Published - Jun 2009

Keywords

ADHD
Assessment
Progress monitoring
Stimulants

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