The Development of a School-Based Measure of Child Mental Health
The Development of a School-Based Measure of Child Mental Health
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DOI：
10.1177/0734282912465570
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发表时间：
2013-06-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Wolpert, Miranda
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作者：
Deighton, Jessica;Tymms, Peter;Wolpert, Miranda
及早发现学校中的儿童心理健康问题对于实施预防和干预战略至关重要。在这种情况下，制定一种有效的心理健康和幸福衡量标准必须在经验上是合理的，在实践上也是可行的。这项研究报告了一个简单的儿童心理健康自我报告测量的初步验证，该测量适用于8岁以下的儿童(“我和我的学校”[M&MS])。经过因素分析和测量不变性研究，形成了两个子量表：情绪困难和行为困难。这两个子量表与长处和困难问卷(SDQ)的相应结构高度相关，并与成就、贫困和教育需求显示出类似的人口学测量和SDQ之间的相关性。结果表明，这种基于学校的自我报告测量在心理测量学上是可靠的，并有可能有助于学校心理健康调查、干预措施的评估以及对学校内部心理健康问题的认识。
Early detection of child mental health problems in schools is critical for implementing strategies for prevention and intervention. The development of an effective measure of mental health and well-being for this context must be both empirically sound and practically feasible. This study reports the initial validation of a brief self-report measure for child mental health suitable for use with children as young as 8 years old ("Me & My School" [M&MS]). After factor analysis, and studies of measurement invariance, 2 subscales emerged: emotional difficulties and behavioral difficulties. These 2 subscales were highly correlated with corresponding constructs of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and showed correlations with attainment, deprivation, and educational needs similar to ones obtained between these demographic measures and the SDQ. Results suggest that this school-based self-report measure is psychometrically sound, and has the potential of contributing to school mental health surveys, evaluation of interventions, and recognition of mental health problems within schools.