title: Psychometric properties of the Dominic interactive assessment: a computerized self-report for children.
abstract: The reliability and validity of the Dominic Interactive (DI) assessment were evaluated. The DI is a computerized self-report measure for children, which assesses symptom presence for seven DSM-IV diagnoses. The participants were 322 children (169 cocaine exposed, 153 non-cocaine exposed) who were recruited at birth for a prospective longitudinal study. At 6 years of age, measures of self-report, parent report, and observational data were collected. Moderate to excellent internal consistencies on the DI were found for the total sample as well as for subsamples based on cocaine status and gender. Concurrent validity correlations between DI scales and the Child Behavior Checklist, Affect in Play Scale, a modified Conners's Teachers Rating Scale, and the Parenting Stress Index were examined. Significant relationships among scales were more apt to be among comparisons that assessed externalizing behaviors. Overall, low correlations were obtained, which are comparable to other studies that evaluate agreement between child and parent report of behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Teresa.Linares@case.edu
authors.forename: Teresa J Linares
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Elizabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Short
authors.forename: Lynn T
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: Sandra W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Russ
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minnes
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015588:Observer Variation; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000592:standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires