title: The developmental profile: preliminary results on interrater reliability and construct validity.
abstract: This study presents the preliminary results of research into the interrater reliability and construct validity of the Developmental Profile (DP). In the DP a number of developmental lines, such as Object-Relations, Self-Images, and Problem-Solving Capacities, are assessed and classified according to the level of functioning. A total of 108 profiles were assessed, drawn from three different categories of patients. The weighted kappa values for interrater reliability were sufficient. On the adaptive level, but also on the maladaptive levels Symbiosis and Resistance, significant differences were found between psychiatric patients, "normal controls" (dental patients) and somatic patients. No differences were recorded between the latter two groups. The conclusion is that the DP is a promising instrument, of which the reliability and validity has to be further investigated in order to contribute to scientific support for psychodynamic theory formation.
authors.affiliation: Mentrum, Mental Health Centre Amsterdam, Postbus 75848, 1070 AV Amsterdam, The Netherlands. H.Van@inter.NL.net
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Van
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Ingenhoven
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: van Foeken
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van 't Spijker
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spinhoven
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Abraham
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications; D008875:Middle Aged; D010553:Personality Development; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires