title: Reliability generalization study of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale for children and adolescents.
abstract: The Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale for children and adolescents (CY-BOCS) is a frequently applied test to assess obsessive-compulsive symptoms. We conducted a reliability generalization meta-analysis on the CY-BOCS to estimate the average reliability, search for reliability moderators, and propose a predictive model that researchers and clinicians can use to estimate the expected reliability of the CY-BOCS scores. A total of 47 studies reporting a reliability coefficient with the data at hand were included in the meta-analysis. The results showed good reliability and a large variability associated to the standard deviation of total scores and sample size.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Basic Psychology and Methodology , University of Murcia , Spain.
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: López-Pina
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Meca
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: López-López
authors.forename: Fulgencio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marín-Martínez
authors.forename: Rosa Ma
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Núñez-Núñez
authors.forename: Ana I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Rosa-Alcázar
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gómez-Conesa
authors.forename: Josefa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ferrer-Requena
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent / Q000295:instrumentation; D002666:Psychology, Child / Q000295:instrumentation; D011594:Psychometrics; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results