Improving the Measurement of Children's Mental Health Problems in Colombia with Item Response Theory
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| contents | Improving the Measurement of Children's Mental Health Problems in Colombia with Item Response Theory JORGE CUARTAS Psicología Psychometrics Item Response Theory Classical Test Theory Children's Mental Health Test Information Function The present study examines the psychometric properties of the mental health scale for children used in the 2015 Colombian Mental Health Survey. To do so, a nationally representative sample of 2,727 children is used Mage=8.99; range=7-11, with reports from their main caregivers regarding 26 mental health problem symptoms taken from the Reporting Questionnaire for Children (RQC), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and the Brief Screening and Diagnostic Questionnaire (CBTD). Classical test theory and factor analysis were conducted to analyze the classical location and information of each item, along with the dimensionality, reliability, and convergent validity of the scale. Item Response Theory (IRT) was used in order to estimate theoretically invariant item parameters for location and information. Findings reveal that the mental health scale for children has adequate psychometric properties for its use in Colombia. Furthermore, IRT analyses reveals a set of items that maximize information and that may be used in future administrations when more efficiency is warranted. 2020 artículo científico 0121-5469 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=80464439007 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/804/80464439007/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/804/80464439007/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/804/80464439007/80464439007.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/804/80464439007/movil 10.15446/rcp.v29n1.77214 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=804 Revista Colombiana de Psicología application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revista Colombiana de Psicología (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.29 |
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| spellingShingle | Improving the Measurement of Children's Mental Health Problems in Colombia with Item Response Theory JORGE CUARTAS Psicología Psychometrics Item Response Theory Classical Test Theory Children's Mental Health Test Information Function Improving the Measurement of Children's Mental Health Problems in Colombia with Item Response Theory JORGE CUARTAS Psicología Psychometrics Item Response Theory Classical Test Theory Children's Mental Health Test Information Function The present study examines the psychometric properties of the mental health scale for children used in the 2015 Colombian Mental Health Survey. To do so, a nationally representative sample of 2,727 children is used Mage=8.99; range=7-11, with reports from their main caregivers regarding 26 mental health problem symptoms taken from the Reporting Questionnaire for Children (RQC), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and the Brief Screening and Diagnostic Questionnaire (CBTD). Classical test theory and factor analysis were conducted to analyze the classical location and information of each item, along with the dimensionality, reliability, and convergent validity of the scale. Item Response Theory (IRT) was used in order to estimate theoretically invariant item parameters for location and information. Findings reveal that the mental health scale for children has adequate psychometric properties for its use in Colombia. Furthermore, IRT analyses reveals a set of items that maximize information and that may be used in future administrations when more efficiency is warranted. 2020 artículo científico 0121-5469 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=80464439007 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/804/80464439007/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/804/80464439007/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/804/80464439007/80464439007.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/804/80464439007/movil 10.15446/rcp.v29n1.77214 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=804 Revista Colombiana de Psicología application/pdf Universidad Nacional de Colombia Revista Colombiana de Psicología (Colombia) Num.1 Vol.29 |
| title | Improving the Measurement of Children's Mental Health Problems in Colombia with Item Response Theory |
| topic | Psicología Psychometrics Item Response Theory Classical Test Theory Children's Mental Health Test Information Function |
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