Parent Report of ADHD Symptoms of Early Adolescents: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Scale

Eck, Kathryn Van; Finney, Sara J.; Evans, Steven W.

doi:10.1177/0013164410378093

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“…Van Eck et al (2010) documented the reliability of the measure and confirmed the factor structure in a sample of young adolescents. The ADHD and ODD symptom dimensions were evaluated as predictors in the current study (αs = .89 and .90, respectively).…”

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“…The DBD is a 45-item DSM-based parent-rated checklist for symptoms of ADHD and ODD on a Likert scale ( not at all , just a little , pretty much , very much ). Van Eck et al (2010) documented the reliability of the measure and confirmed the factor structure in a sample of young adolescents. The ADHD and ODD symptom dimensions were evaluated as predictors in the current study (αs = .89 and .90, respectively).…”

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Trajectories and Predictors of Response to the Challenging Horizons Program for Adolescents With ADHD

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The Challenging Horizons After School Program is one of the only psychosocial interventions developed specifically for adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that has demonstrated efficacy in multiple randomized controlled trials. To date, however, all research with the intervention has evaluated outcomes at the group level, and it is unclear whether all adolescents respond similarly, or if the intervention is particularly well suited for certain adolescents with ADHD. This type of information is needed to guide stakeholders in making informed choices as part of dissemination and implementation efforts. The purpose of this study was to evaluate trajectories of response to intervention for a large sample of middle-school age adolescents with ADHD (grades 6-8) who received the after-school intervention (N=112). An additional goal of the study was to evaluate potential predictors of response trajectories, focusing on determining what factors best distinguished between intervention responders and nonresponders. Latent trajectory analyses consistently revealed four or five distinct classes. Depending on the outcome, between 16% and 46% of participants made large improvements, moving into the normal range of functioning, and between 26% and 65% of participants made small or negligible improvements. Multivariate predictor analyses revealed that a strong counselor/adolescent working alliance rated from the adolescent perspective and lower levels of parenting stress and parent-adolescent conflict consistently predicted an increased likelihood of intervention response. Implications of these findings for disseminating the after school intervention and for further intervention development are discussed.

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“…Items are rated on a 4-point scale from 0 ( not at all present ) to 3 ( very much present ). Investigators have replicated the two-factor structure of ADHD symptoms with adolescents (Van Eck, Finney & Evans, 2010). In our study, internal consistency coefficients for parent report were: .86 (inattention), .89 (hyperactivity/impulsivity), .90 (ODD), and .77 (CD).…”

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Factors Associated with Healthy and Impaired Social Functioning in Young Adolescents with ADHD

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Langberg

2016

J Abnorm Child Psychol

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There is variability in the extent to which adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) exhibit social impairment, as the same diagnosis does not necessarily entail impairment in the same area(s) of functioning. The current study entailed a cross-sectional examination of enhancers to healthy social functioning and risk factors to parent- and self-rated social impairment in 324 middle school youth (ages 10–14 years) with ADHD. A series of binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to evaluate a risk-resilience model for social functioning, including testing compensatory (i.e., main; buffering) and protective (i.e., interaction) effects of enhancers in the presence of identified risk factors. Youth conduct problems, youth depression and negative parenting emerged as risk factors. Self-rated social acceptance, activity participation (breadth and intensity) and parent involvement were enhancers of healthy social functioning. Of these enhancers, activity participation (breadth and intensity) and parent involvement showed buffering effects against the negative impact of the risk factors on social functioning. None of the enhancers displayed protective effects. The findings of this study enhance our understanding of the social functioning of young adolescents with ADHD, who comprise an understudied population relative to younger children with similar problems.

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“…Parents and teachers of the young adolescents also completed the Disruptive Behavior Disorder Rating Scale (DBD; Van Eck, Finney, & Evans, 2010), which includes all 18 DSM-IV ADHD items, as well as rating scales assessing the adolescents’ functioning and potential comorbidities. Diagnoses were determined using the “or” rule (symptoms were considered present if endorsed by either parent or teacher) and via consensus by two licensed psychologists.…”

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Is the Positive Illusory Bias Common in Young Adolescents with ADHD? A Fresh Look at Prevalence and Stability Using Latent Profile and Transition Analyses

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The goal of this study was to use novel approaches that do not require the use of arbitrary cut-points (i.e., latent profile/transition analysis) to evaluate the prevalence and stability of the positive illusory bias (PIB) in young adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Participants were 326 middle-school students diagnosed with ADHD (Mage = 12.26 years, 71% male, 77% Caucasian). The Self-Perception Profile for Children (SPPC) was completed by participants and their parents at baseline and again 12 and 18 months later. Cross-sectional results revealed four subgroups based on SPPC responses. Only a small subset (18.4%) of youth with ADHD exhibited a global PIB, across the behavioral, scholastic, and social domains, with an additional 29% displaying a PIB in the scholastic domain only. Additionally, average parent/adolescent-rated competence within each subgroup was in line with an objective measure of scholastic competence (i.e., grades). When examined longitudinally, only a PIB in the social domain was stable across the 18-month study period and only for half of the sample. These findings suggest that the PIB is not ubiquitous in youth with ADHD, with many young adolescents rating themselves accurately relative to their parents and their grades. Further, when stability across time is considered, the PIB may be specific to social functioning, as opposed to a global, cross-domain phenomenon. Implications for the future measurement of the PIB are discussed.

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Parent Report of ADHD Symptoms of Early Adolescents: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Scale

Cited by 25 publications

References 35 publications

Trajectories and Predictors of Response to the Challenging Horizons Program for Adolescents With ADHD

Trajectories and Predictors of Response to the Challenging Horizons Program for Adolescents With ADHD

Factors Associated with Healthy and Impaired Social Functioning in Young Adolescents with ADHD

Is the Positive Illusory Bias Common in Young Adolescents with ADHD? A Fresh Look at Prevalence and Stability Using Latent Profile and Transition Analyses

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