The Ohio Scales Youth Form: Expansion and Validation of a Self-Report Outcome Measure for Young Children |
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Authors: | Kathy A Dowell Benjamin M Ogles |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota Duluth, 326 Bohannon Hall, Duluth, MN 55812, USA;(2) Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA |
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Abstract: | We examined the validity and reliability of a self-report outcome measure for children between the ages of 8 and 11. The Ohio
Scales Problem Severity scale is a brief, practical outcome measure available in three parallel forms: Parent, Youth, and
Agency Worker. The Youth Self-Report form is currently validated for children ages 12 and older. The Ohio Scales Problem Severity
scale was administered to a clinical and comparison sample of children, ages 8–11, then readministered 1 week later to a subsample
of children in order to examine test-retest reliability. The Ohio Scales demonstrated acceptable internal consistency and
reliability. The Ohio Scales was significantly correlated with the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) across both
samples, providing evidence for concurrent validity. Children of the clinical sample reporting higher scores (i.e., more symptomatic)
than the children of the comparison sample on the Ohio Scales, thereby demonstrating construct validity. |
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Keywords: | Ohio Scales Outcome Assessment Child self-report Psychometrics |
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