Validation of an irritability measure in preschoolers in school-based and clinical Brazilian samples.
Irritability
Preschool
Psychometric properties
Reliability
Validity
Journal
European child & adolescent psychiatry
ISSN: 1435-165X
Titre abrégé: Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9212296
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2022
Apr 2022
Historique:
received:
28
08
2020
accepted:
30
11
2020
pubmed:
4
1
2021
medline:
27
4
2022
entrez:
3
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The Affective Reactivity Index (ARI) is an irritability measure with good psychometric properties. However, there are no published studies in preschool children, an important population in which to differentiate normative from non-normative irritability. The goal of this study was to validate the ARI in preschoolers. Two samples were included: a school-based sample (N = 487, mean age = 57.80 ± 7.23 months, 52.8% male) and a clinical sample of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD; N = 153, mean age = 60.5 ± 7.6 months, 83.7% males). Confirmatory factor analysis assessed ARI unidimensionality. ARI criterion validity was tested through comparison to other scales measuring irritability, related constructs, and other aspects of psychopathology. Test-retest reliability was assessed in the school-based sample. Analyses confirmed a single-factor structure and good internal consistency. The ARI showed stronger correlations with irritability measures than with measures of other constructs. In the clinical sample, ADHD children with comorbid disruptive behavior disorders had higher ARI scores than those without this comorbidity. In the school-based sample, test-retest reliability was moderate. This is the first study to demonstrate ARI validity and reliability in preschoolers. The scale performed well in both school-based and clinical samples. Having a concise and validated irritability measure for preschoolers may facilitate both clinical assessment and research on early irritability.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33389159
doi: 10.1007/s00787-020-01701-6
pii: 10.1007/s00787-020-01701-6
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
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577-587Subventions
Organisme : Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
ID : 88887.371159/2019-00
Organisme : Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
ID : 2012/51624-1
Organisme : Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
ID : 2016/22455-8
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