The measurement of adolescent adaptive processes in the clinical interview.
A study is described measuring the clinical usefulness of Adolescent Adaptive Process Scales. These processes are measured in three groups of adolescents in which psychopathology is also measured using a standardized psychiatric interview. Inter-rater reliability is calculated between two raters and mean score comparisons are made between the groups using the t-test method. In the study a higher inter-rater reliability and some preliminary evidence of construct validity are found for these scales. The findings indicate that these scales could constitute a useful clinical tool in psychotherapy, research and teaching. They also provide scope for future work in the field.
Tansey
L
L
Child and Family Centre, Dublin.
Fitzgerald
M
M
Kinsella
A
A
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism / Q000523:psychology