Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham, version IV scale - parent form.
This study aimed to establish the psychometric properties of parent ratings on the Chinese version of the Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham IV scale (SNAP-IV) in a school-based sample of 3534 students in grades 1 to 8 from two cities and two suburbs in Taiwan and 189 children diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (aged 6 to 15) consecutively recruited from a medical center in Taipei. Parents completed the Chinese versions of the SNAP-IV, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, and Child Behavior Checklist. The Chinese SNAP-IV demonstrated similar three factor structure (Inattention, Hyperactivity/Impulsivity, and Oppositional) as its English version, and satisfactory test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation = 0.59 approximately 0.72), internal consistency (alpha = 0.88 approximately 0.90), concurrent validity (Pearson correlations = 0.56 approximately 0.72), and discriminant validity. Boys scored higher than girls across the eight school grade levels. The SNAP-IV clearly distinguished children with ADHD from school-based participants. Comorbidity with oppositional defiant disorder/conduct disorder predicted higher SNAP-IV scores among children with ADHD. Our findings suggest that the Chinese SNAP-IV is a reliable and valid instrument for rating ADHD-related symptoms in both clinical and community settings in Taiwan.
Gau
Susan Shur-Fen
SS
Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shang
Chi-Yung
CY
Liu
Shih-Kai
SK
Lin
Chien-Ho
CH
Swanson
James M
JM
Liu
Yu-Chih
YC
Tu
Chang-Ling
CL
D000293:Adolescent; D044466:Asian People; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires