The generalizability of the Youth Self-Report syndrome structure in 23 societies. |
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| Authors: | Ivanova, Masha Y. Achenbach, Thomas M. Rescorla, Leslie A. Dumenci, Levent Almqvist, Fredrik Bilenberg, Niels Bird, Hector Broberg, Anders G. Dobrean, Anca D?pfner, Manfred Erol, Nese Forns, Maria Hannesdottir, Helga Kanbayashi, Yasuko Lambert, Michael C. Leung, Patrick Minaei, Asghar Mulatu, Mesfin S. Novik, Torunn Oh, Kyung Ja Roussos, Alexandra Sawyer, Michael Simsek, Zeynep Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph Weintraub, Sheila Winkler Metzke, Christa Wolanczyk, Tomasz Zilber, Nelly Zukauskiene, Rita Verhulst, Frank C. |
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| Abstract: | As 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. Achenbach & L. A. Rescorla, 2001) completed by 30,243 youths 11-18 years old from 23 societies. The 8-syndrome taxonomic model met criteria for good fit to the data from each society. This was consistent with findings for the parent-completed Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) and the teacher-completed Teacher's Report Form (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) from many societies. Separate CFAs by gender and age group supported the 8-syndrome model for boys and girls and for younger and older youths within individual societies. The findings provide initial support for the taxonomic generalizability of the 8-syndrome model across very diverse societies, both genders, and 2 age groups. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
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| Keywords: | taxonomy youths psychopathology Youth Self-Report multicultural syndrome structure generalizability societies |
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