TY - JOUR
T1 - The DADYS-Screen
T2 - Development and Evaluation of a Screening Tool for Affective Dysregulation in Children
AU - Otto, Christiane
AU - Kaman, Anne
AU - Barkmann, Claus
AU - Döpfner, Manfred
AU - Görtz-Dorten, Anja
AU - Ginsberg, Claudia
AU - Zaplana Labarga, Sara
AU - Treier, Anne Katrin
AU - Roessner, Veit
AU - Hanisch, Charlotte
AU - Koelch, Michael
AU - Banaschewski, Tobias
AU - Ravens-Sieberer, Ulrike
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2023/6
Y1 - 2023/6
N2 - Affective dysregulation (AD) in children is characterized by persistent irritability and severe temper outbursts. This study developed and evaluated a screening questionnaire for AD in children. The development included the generation of an initial item pool from existing instruments, a Delphi rating of experts, focus groups with experts and parents, and psychometric analyses of clinical and population-based samples. Based on data of a large community-based study, the final screening questionnaire was developed (n = 771; 49.7 % female; age M = 10.02 years; SD = 1.34) and evaluated (n = 8,974; 48.7 % female; age M = 10.00 years; SD = 1.38) with methods from classical test theory and item response theory. The developed DADYS-Screen (Diagnostic Tool for Affective Dysregulation in Children—Screening Questionnaire) includes 12 items with good psychometric properties and scale characteristics including a good fit to a one-factorial model in comparison to the baseline model, although only a “mediocre” fit according to the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA). Results could be confirmed using a second and larger data set. Overall, the DADYS-Screen is able to identify children with AD, although it needs further investigation using clinical data.
AB - Affective dysregulation (AD) in children is characterized by persistent irritability and severe temper outbursts. This study developed and evaluated a screening questionnaire for AD in children. The development included the generation of an initial item pool from existing instruments, a Delphi rating of experts, focus groups with experts and parents, and psychometric analyses of clinical and population-based samples. Based on data of a large community-based study, the final screening questionnaire was developed (n = 771; 49.7 % female; age M = 10.02 years; SD = 1.34) and evaluated (n = 8,974; 48.7 % female; age M = 10.00 years; SD = 1.38) with methods from classical test theory and item response theory. The developed DADYS-Screen (Diagnostic Tool for Affective Dysregulation in Children—Screening Questionnaire) includes 12 items with good psychometric properties and scale characteristics including a good fit to a one-factorial model in comparison to the baseline model, although only a “mediocre” fit according to the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA). Results could be confirmed using a second and larger data set. Overall, the DADYS-Screen is able to identify children with AD, although it needs further investigation using clinical data.
KW - affective dysregulation
KW - children
KW - irritability
KW - item response theory
KW - parent-report
KW - screening
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U2 - 10.1177/10731911221082709
DO - 10.1177/10731911221082709
M3 - Article
C2 - 35301874
AN - SCOPUS:85126534485
SN - 1073-1911
VL - 30
SP - 1080
EP - 1094
JO - Assessment
JF - Assessment
IS - 4
ER -