Publications by authors named "Helga Hannesdottir"
Article Synopsis
- The study examines how to best measure the general factor of psychopathology using various statistical models on data from youth ratings in 24 societies.
- Four models were tested: principal axis, hierarchical factor, bifactor, and a simple Total Problem score, analyzing data from over 25,000 youth ages 11-18.
- Findings show that all models yielded similar results, suggesting that the simplest approach (the Total Problem score) is recommended for evaluating youth psychopathology in both clinical and research settings.
Background: Clinicians increasingly serve youths from societal/cultural backgrounds different from their own. This raises questions about how to interpret what such youths report. Rescorla et al.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe used population sample data from 25 societies to answer the following questions: (a) How consistently across societies do adolescents report more problems than their parents report about them? (b) Do levels of parent-adolescent agreement vary among societies for different kinds of problems? (c) How well do parents and adolescents in different societies agree on problem item ratings? (d) How much do parent-adolescent dyads within each society vary in agreement on item ratings? (e) How well do parent-adolescent dyads within each society agree on the adolescent's deviance status? We used five methods to test cross-informant agreement for ratings obtained from 27,861 adolescents ages 11 to 18 and their parents. Youth Self-Report (YSR) mean scores were significantly higher than Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) mean scores for all problem scales in almost all societies, but the magnitude of the YSR-CBCL discrepancy varied across societies. Cross-informant correlations for problem scale scores varied more across societies than across types of problems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAs a basis for theories of psychopathology, clinical psychology and related disciplines need sound taxonomies that are generalizable across diverse populations. To test the generalizability of a statistically derived 8-syndrome taxonomic model for youth psychopathology, confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed on the Youth Self-Report (T. M.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTesting the 8-syndrome structure of the child behavior checklist in 30 societies.
J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol
November 2007
Article Synopsis
- There is an increasing demand for multicultural approaches in child mental health services, training, and research.
- The study evaluated the 8-syndrome structure of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) across 30 different societies, analyzing ratings from over 58,000 parents of children aged 6 to 18.
- Confirmatory factor analyses showed strong support for the 8-syndrome structure in all societies, suggesting its applicability in diverse cultural contexts.
In this study, the authors compared ratings of behavioral and emotional problems and positive qualities on the Youth Self-Report (T. M. Achenbach & L.
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