Reliability and Validity of the Youth Outcome Questionnaire Self-report

Overview

Journal J Clin Psychol

Publisher Wiley

Specialty Psychology

Date 2009 Aug 21

PMID 19693961

Citations 20

Authors

Nathanael W Ridge

Jared S Warren

Gary M Burlingame

M Gawain Wells

Katherine M Tumblin

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Abstract

The psychometric properties of an adolescent mental health outcome instrument (Youth Outcome Questionnaire Self-Report version [Y-OQ-SR]) were examined. Participants were 206 adolescents (ages 12-18; mean age=15). The Y-OQ-SR was evaluated in terms of its internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity. Criterion measures included the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Self-Report of Personality-Adolescent Version (SRP), and the Child Behavior Checklist Youth Self Report (YSR). Analyses revealed very good internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the Y-OQ-SR total score and subscales, and moderate to good concurrent validity with the SRP and YSR. The Y-OQ-SR appears to be a valid and reliable self-report measure of psychosocial distress that warrants further study in youth psychotherapy research.

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