Standardization and cross-cultural comparisons of the Swedish Conners 3® rating scales. (17th November 2018)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Standardization and cross-cultural comparisons of the Swedish Conners 3® rating scales. (17th November 2018)
- Main Title:
- Standardization and cross-cultural comparisons of the Swedish Conners 3® rating scales
- Authors:
- Thorell, Lisa B.
Chistiansen, Hanna
Hammar, Martin
Berggren, Steve
Zander, Eric
Bölte, Sven - Abstract:
- Abstract: Purpose: The Conners Rating Scales are widely used in research and clinical practice for measuring attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and associated problem behaviors, but country-specific norms are seldom collected. The current study presents the standardization of the Swedish Conners 3 ® Rating Scales. In addition, we compared the Swedish norms to those collected in the U.S. and Germany. Material and methods: The study included altogether 3496 ratings of children and adolescents aged 6–18 years from population-based samples. Results: The scores obtained for the Swedish Conners 3 ® showed satisfactory to excellent internal consistency for most subscales and excellent test–retest reliability. Across-informant correlations were modest. Cross-country comparisons revealed that aggression symptoms rated by teachers and ADHD symptoms rated by parents differed between Sweden, Germany and the U.S. Executive functioning deficits also varied as a function of rater and country, with German and Swedish teachers reporting increasing behavior problems with age, whereas a decrease was observed in the U.S. For some subscales, the observed cross-cultural differences were large enough for a child to be classified as being within the normal range ( t- score <60) in one country and within the clinical range ( t- score > 70) in another country. Conclusion: The present study shows that the Swedish adaptation of the Conners 3 ® provides consistent and reproducible scores.Abstract: Purpose: The Conners Rating Scales are widely used in research and clinical practice for measuring attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and associated problem behaviors, but country-specific norms are seldom collected. The current study presents the standardization of the Swedish Conners 3 ® Rating Scales. In addition, we compared the Swedish norms to those collected in the U.S. and Germany. Material and methods: The study included altogether 3496 ratings of children and adolescents aged 6–18 years from population-based samples. Results: The scores obtained for the Swedish Conners 3 ® showed satisfactory to excellent internal consistency for most subscales and excellent test–retest reliability. Across-informant correlations were modest. Cross-country comparisons revealed that aggression symptoms rated by teachers and ADHD symptoms rated by parents differed between Sweden, Germany and the U.S. Executive functioning deficits also varied as a function of rater and country, with German and Swedish teachers reporting increasing behavior problems with age, whereas a decrease was observed in the U.S. For some subscales, the observed cross-cultural differences were large enough for a child to be classified as being within the normal range ( t- score <60) in one country and within the clinical range ( t- score > 70) in another country. Conclusion: The present study shows that the Swedish adaptation of the Conners 3 ® provides consistent and reproducible scores. However, across-informant ratings were only modest and significant cross-cultural differences in scoring were observed. This emphasizes the need for multi-informant assessment as well as for national norms for rating instruments commonly used within child and adolescent psychiatry research and clinical settings. … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Nordic journal of psychiatry. Volume 72:Number 8(2018)
- Journal:
- Nordic journal of psychiatry
- Issue:
- Volume 72:Number 8(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 72, Issue 8 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 72
- Issue:
- 8
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0072-0008-0000
- Page Start:
- 613
- Page End:
- 620
- Publication Date:
- 2018-11-17
- Subjects:
- Rating scale -- standardization -- reliability -- ADHD -- cross-cultural
Psychopharmacology -- Periodicals
Psychotherapy -- Periodicals
Psychiatry -- Periodicals
Psychiatry -- Scandinavia -- Periodicals
616.89 - Journal URLs:
- http://informahealthcare.com/loi/psc ↗
http://informahealthcare.com ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/08039488.2018.1513067 ↗
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- 0803-9488
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