title: Initial development and validation of the checklist of risk behaviours for youth (CORBY).
abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop and begin to validate a brief self-report measure, the checklist of risk behaviours for youth (CORBY). This 15-item measure was designed to assess, over a 30-day period, multiple youth risk behaviours associated with mental health and well-being concerns. Early research provides initial support for the reliability and validity of the CORBY, but further research is warranted. The present study is the first to describe a brief survey addressing multiple youth risk behaviours, examining both the severity of health risk and number of behaviours in which youth are engaged. Such a measure may have important implications for both research and clinical applications.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. LARMSTRO@uottawa.ca
authors.forename: Laura L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D057189:Checklist / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012649:Self Concept; D055815:Young Adult