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The DADYS-Screen: development and evaluation of a screening tool for affective dysregulation in children

Affective dysregulation (AD) in children is characterized by persistent irritability and severe temper outbursts. This study developed and evaluated a screening questionnaire for AD in children. The development included the generation of an initial item pool from existing instruments, a Delphi ratin...

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Main Authors: Otto, Christiane (Author) , Kaman, Anne (Author) , Barkmann, Claus (Author) , Döpfner, Manfred (Author) , Görtz-Dorten, Anja (Author) , Ginsberg, Claudia (Author) , Zaplana Labarga, Sara (Author) , Treier, Anne-Katrin (Author) , Roessner, Veit (Author) , Hanisch, Charlotte (Author) , Koelch, Michael (Author) , Banaschewski, Tobias (Author) , Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: Jun 2023
In: Assessment
Year: 2023, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 1080-1094
ISSN:1552-3489
DOI:10.1177/10731911221082709
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911221082709
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Author Notes:Christiane Otto, Anne Kaman, Claus Barkmann, Manfred Döpfner, Anja Görtz-Dorten, Claudia Ginsberg, Sara Zaplana Labarga, Anne-Katrin Treier, Veit Roessner, Charlotte Hanisch, Michael Koelch, Tobias Banaschewski, and Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer
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Summary:Affective dysregulation (AD) in children is characterized by persistent irritability and severe temper outbursts. This study developed and evaluated a screening questionnaire for AD in children. The development included the generation of an initial item pool from existing instruments, a Delphi rating of experts, focus groups with experts and parents, and psychometric analyses of clinical and population-based samples. Based on data of a large community-based study, the final screening questionnaire was developed (n = 771; 49.7 % female; age M = 10.02 years; SD = 1.34) and evaluated (n = 8,974; 48.7 % female; age M = 10.00 years; SD = 1.38) with methods from classical test theory and item response theory. The developed DADYS-Screen (Diagnostic Tool for Affective Dysregulation in Children—Screening Questionnaire) includes 12 items with good psychometric properties and scale characteristics including a good fit to a one-factorial model in comparison to the baseline model, although only a “mediocre” fit according to the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA). Results could be confirmed using a second and larger data set. Overall, the DADYS-Screen is able to identify children with AD, although it needs further investigation using clinical data.
Item Description:Erstmals online veröffentlicht: 18. März 2022
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ISSN:1552-3489
DOI:10.1177/10731911221082709

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