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Parent Ratings of the Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms: Item Response Theory Analyses of Cross-National and Cross-Racial Invariance
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Gomez, R and Burns, GL and Walsh, JA, Parent Ratings of the Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms: Item Response Theory Analyses of Cross-National and Cross-Racial Invariance, Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 30, (2008) pp. 10-19. ISSN 0882-2689 (2008) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1007/s10862-007-9071-z
Abstract
Item response theory (IRT) based differential item functioning (DIF) was used to examine the construct and normative invariance of the DSM-IV oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) symptoms for ratings across Malaysian and Australian children, and Malaysian Malay and Malaysian Chinese children. To accomplish these goals, parents completed the Disruptive Behavior Rating Scale, which includes the eight DSM-IV ODD symptoms. Although the comparisons involving Malaysian and Australian children indicated DIF for five symptoms, only the symptom for "touchy" showed notable DIF. This was also the only symptom that showed DIF for the comparisons involving Malay and Chinese children. There were also minimal differences in the latent mean scores across Australian and Malaysian children and also Malay and Chinese children. These results indicate good support for the construct and normative invariance of the ODD symptoms for the samples compared. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Psychology |
Research Group: | Clinical and health psychology |
Research Field: | Health psychology |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
Objective Field: | Mental health |
UTAS Author: | Gomez, R (Professor Rapson Gomez) |
ID Code: | 55046 |
Year Published: | 2008 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 8 |
Deposited By: | Psychology |
Deposited On: | 2009-03-04 |
Last Modified: | 2015-01-27 |
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