The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Brief Irritability Test

Karadere, Mehmet Emrah; Çifteci, Kürşad; Elbay, Rümeysa Yeni; Yılmaz, Hakan; Karatepe, Hasan Turan

doi:10.5152/alphapsychiatry.2021.21370

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“…As for reliability, in our sample it was =0.91, which shows excellent internal consistency, as did the English (α=0.91) (4), French (α=0.80) (18), and Turkish (α=0.86) versions (17).…”

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confidence: 52%

“…Differences were found with marital status, since those who were single had higher irritability scores than those who were married. This could be related to the protection provided by social support (17). Also, as indicated by some publications, irritability was also higher in those with lower income (21).…”

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confidence: 76%

“…The purpose of this research was to validate the Spanish version of the Brief Irritability Test (BITe) and to examine whether it reproduced the same construct as the original English version (4). First, the irritability values found are higher than in the original version (16.51 vs. 12.95) (4), as well as in the Turkish version (12.99) (17), but similar to the French version (15.36) (18). As with the validation studies in French and Turkish, the majority of the sample in our study is made up of women; this could be explained by the type of methodology used in these studies (17,18).…”

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confidence: 90%

“…First, the irritability values found are higher than in the original version (16.51 vs. 12.95) (4), as well as in the Turkish version (12.99) (17), but similar to the French version (15.36) (18). As with the validation studies in French and Turkish, the majority of the sample in our study is made up of women; this could be explained by the type of methodology used in these studies (17,18).…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Of course it should be kept in mind that the original version used item response theory, therefore, it is to be expected that only one dimension was found (4). Our Spanish version, as well as the Turkish and French versions, used factor analysis, also finding only one dimension (17,18).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Associated factors and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Brief Irritability Test (BITe) in Paraguayan population

Coronel

Santacruz²,

O’Higgins

et al. 2022

An. Fac. Cienc. Méd. (Asunción)

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Agresión (AQ). Resultados: la prueba de Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) fue adecuada (KMO=0,880) y la esfericidad se probó significativamente (p<0,001). El análisis confirmatorio confirmó que la escala es unidimensional. El ajuste del modelo fue bueno, según todos los índices de ajuste. El alfa de Cronbach también confirmó una excelente consistencia interna (α=0,91). Las puntuaciones entre las dos escalas (BITe y AQ) han mostrado una buena convergencia (r=0,512; p<0,001). Conclusiones: La versión en español del BITe es una escala unidimensional de cinco ítems tipo Likert que muestra buena validez interna y alta confiabilidad, lo que implica que esta versión tiene excelentes propiedades psicométricas tanto para hombres como para mujeres hispanohablantes.

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“…As for reliability, in our sample it was =0.91, which shows excellent internal consistency, as did the English (α=0.91) (4), French (α=0.80) (18), and Turkish (α=0.86) versions (17).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 52%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 76%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 90%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 90%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Associated factors and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Brief Irritability Test (BITe) in Paraguayan population

Coronel

Santacruz²,

O’Higgins

et al. 2022

An. Fac. Cienc. Méd. (Asunción)

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Validation of the Arabic version of the brief irritability test (Ar-BITe) in non-clinical adolescents

Fekih-Romdhane,

Azzi,

Hallit

et al. 2023

BMC Psychiatry

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Background Despite the substantial clinical relevance of irritability in the development and maintenance of several mental disorders and its negative effects on functioning, no valid and reliable measures are available yet to identify the presence and consequences of irritability as a distinct construct among the Arabic-speaking populations. To bridge this gap, and help advance this field in the under-researched Arab region, we aimed to validate an Arabic-language version of the Brief Irritability Test (BITe). Methods Eligible participants were native Arabic-speaking non-clinical adolescents from Lebanon; 527 participants aged 15.73 ± 1.81 years (56% females) completed the survey. Results Utilizing the Confirmatory Factor Analysis approach, we found that the five items of the Arabic BITe loaded into a single factor structure. The scale showed excellent reliability, as both Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega coefficient values were of 0.88. Multi-group analyses showed invariance across sex groups in our sample at the configural, metric, and scalar levels. Female adolescents exhibited higher BITe scores than their male counterparts (14.01 vs. 13.25), but this difference did not reach the statistical significance. Good concurrent validity was supported based on positive correlations between irritability scores and measures of aggression, anger and hostility (r Pearson’s coefficients ranging from 0.35 to 0.42), as well as positive correlations with insomnia symptoms scores. Conclusion The present findings allow us to conclude that the Arabic version of the BITe is a unidimensional, reliable, valid, brief, and economic self-report measure of the irritability construct for both male and female Arabic-speakers. Providing an Arabic validated version of the BITe will hopefully foster the research efforts of the Arab scientific community in this area, and promote the implementation of timely, evidence-informed and culturally-sensitive mental health interventions that appropriately address irritability-related problems and consequences among Arab young populations.

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Instrument Validation Is a Necessary, Comprehensive, and Permanent Process

Campo‐Arias¹,

Pineda-Roa²

2022

ALPHA PSYCHIATRY

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The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Brief Irritability Test

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Associated factors and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Brief Irritability Test (BITe) in Paraguayan population

Associated factors and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Brief Irritability Test (BITe) in Paraguayan population

Validation of the Arabic version of the brief irritability test (Ar-BITe) in non-clinical adolescents

Instrument Validation Is a Necessary, Comprehensive, and Permanent Process

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