Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Conners' Parent and Teacher Rating Scales-Revised: Short Form.
OBJECTIVE
This article examines the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Conners' Parent and Teacher Rating Scales-Revised: Short Forms (CPRS-R:S-C and CTRS-R:S-C) in a representative sample of 2,584 first to ninth graders in Taipei and 479 clinical participants (274 with ADHD).


METHODS
The instruments include the CPRS-R:S-C, CTRS-R:S-C, and the Chinese version of the Swanson, Kotkin, Atkins, M-Flynn, and Pelham Scale.


RESULTS
Results show satisfactory factor structure, test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and convergent validity for all the subscales of the CTRS-R:S-C and CPRS-R:S-C. They clearly distinguish clinical participants with ADHD from those without.


CONCLUSIONS
Our findings suggest that the CPRS-R:S-C and CTRS-R:S-C are reliable and valid instruments for measuring inattention and hyperactivity in both clinical and community settings in the Chinese population in Taipei.
Gau
Susan Shur-Fen
SS
National Taiwan University Hospital. gaushufe@ntu.edu.tw
Soong
Wei-Tsuen
WT
Chiu
Yen-Nan
YN
Tsai
Wen-Che
WC
D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D010290:Parents; D010551:Personality; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results