- Title
- Invariance of parent and teacher ratings of the ADHD Symptoms for an Australian community sample of primary school children
- Creator
- Gomez, Andre; Gomez, Rapson
- Date
- 2010
- Type
- Text; Book chapter
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/103324
- Identifier
- vital:10900
- Identifier
- ISBN:978-1-60876-176-0
- Abstract
- DSM-IV conceptualizes Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in terms of two symptoms groups, namely inattention (IA; 9 symptoms) and hyperactivity/impulsivity (HI; 9 symptoms). The current study used confronatory factor analysis to examine the invariance of parent and teacher ratings of the ADHD symptoms for an Australian community sample of primary school children. To achieve this goal, parents and teachers of 1475 children completed a DSM-IV based ADHD rating scale. The results indicated support for configural invariance, and for full metric, scalar and error variances invariance. Findings also indicated invariance fro IA and HI latent variances, covariance between these factors, and their latent mean scores. These findings extend existing data in this area. The clinical and theoretical implication of the findings are discussed.
- Publisher
- Nova Science
- Relation
- Advances in Psychology Research, Volume 66 Chapter 11 p. 291-302
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- ADHD symptoms; Parent and teacher ratings; Invariance; Children
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