TY - JOUR
T1 - Screening for affective dysregulation in school-aged children
T2 - relationship with comprehensive measures of affective dysregulation and related mental disorders
AU - for the ADOPT Consortium
AU - Treier, A. K.
AU - Döpfner, M.
AU - Ravens-Sieberer, U.
AU - Görtz-Dorten, A.
AU - Boecker, M.
AU - Goldbeck, C.
AU - Banaschewski, T.
AU - Aggensteiner, P. M.
AU - Hanisch, C.
AU - Ritschel, A.
AU - Kölch, M.
AU - Daunke, A.
AU - Roessner, V.
AU - Kohls, G.
AU - Kaman, A.
AU - Aggensteiner, Pascal Maurice
AU - Banaschewski, Tobias
AU - Bernheim, Dorothee
AU - Bienioschek, Stefanie
AU - Boecker, Maren
AU - Brandeis, Daniel
AU - Daunke, Andrea
AU - Döpfner, Manfred
AU - Fegert, Jörg M.
AU - Frenk, Franziska
AU - Giller, Franziska
AU - Ginsberg, Claudia
AU - Goldbeck, Carolina
AU - Görtz-Dorten, Anja
AU - Groh, Monja
AU - Hanisch, Charlotte
AU - Hellmich, Martin
AU - Hohmann, Sarah
AU - Holz, Nathalie
AU - Igel, Christine
AU - Junghänel, Michaela
AU - Kaiser, Anna
AU - Kaman, Anne
AU - Katmer-Amet, Betül
AU - Katzmann, Josepha
AU - Kölch, Michael
AU - Millenet, Sabina
AU - Mücke, Kristina
AU - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike
AU - Ritschel, Anne
AU - Schreiner, Anne
AU - Schroth, Jennifer
AU - Schüller, Anne
AU - Steiner, Marie Therese
AU - Steiner, Marion
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2024/2
Y1 - 2024/2
N2 - Affective dysregulation (AD) is characterized by irritability, severe temper outbursts, anger, and unpredictable mood swings, and is typically classified as a transdiagnostic entity. A reliable and valid measure is needed to adequately identify children at risk of AD. This study sought to validate a parent-rated screening questionnaire, which is part of the comprehensive Diagnostic Tool for Affective Dysregulation in Children (DADYS-Screen), by analyzing relationships with comprehensive measures of AD and related mental disorders in a community sample of children with and without AD. The sample comprised 1114 children aged 8–12 years and their parents. We used clinical, parent, and child ratings for our analyses. Across all raters, the DADYS-Screen showed large correlations with comprehensive measures of AD. As expected, correlations were stronger for measures of externalizing symptoms than for measures of internalizing symptoms. Moreover, we found negative associations with emotion regulation strategies and health-related quality of life. In receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses, the DADYS-Screen adequately identified children with AD and provided an optimal cut-off. We conclude that the DADYS-Screen appears to be a reliable and valid measure to identify school-aged children at risk of AD.
AB - Affective dysregulation (AD) is characterized by irritability, severe temper outbursts, anger, and unpredictable mood swings, and is typically classified as a transdiagnostic entity. A reliable and valid measure is needed to adequately identify children at risk of AD. This study sought to validate a parent-rated screening questionnaire, which is part of the comprehensive Diagnostic Tool for Affective Dysregulation in Children (DADYS-Screen), by analyzing relationships with comprehensive measures of AD and related mental disorders in a community sample of children with and without AD. The sample comprised 1114 children aged 8–12 years and their parents. We used clinical, parent, and child ratings for our analyses. Across all raters, the DADYS-Screen showed large correlations with comprehensive measures of AD. As expected, correlations were stronger for measures of externalizing symptoms than for measures of internalizing symptoms. Moreover, we found negative associations with emotion regulation strategies and health-related quality of life. In receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses, the DADYS-Screen adequately identified children with AD and provided an optimal cut-off. We conclude that the DADYS-Screen appears to be a reliable and valid measure to identify school-aged children at risk of AD.
KW - Affective dysregulation
KW - Children and adolescents
KW - Parent report
KW - Screening
KW - Validation
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U2 - 10.1007/s00787-023-02166-z
DO - 10.1007/s00787-023-02166-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 36800039
AN - SCOPUS:85148347633
SN - 1018-8827
VL - 33
SP - 381
EP - 390
JO - European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
JF - European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
IS - 2
ER -