Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent Personality and ...

CHAPTER 6 SELF-REPORT INVENTORIES103Table 6.1 Overview of Self-Report InventoriesInventory Ages ContentBehaviorAssessmentSystem forChildren,2nd edition(BASC-2;Reynolds &Kamphaus,2004)AchenbachYouth Self-Report (YSR;Achenbach& Rescorla,2001)8–11;12–21;18–25139–185 items; Emotionalsymptoms index, inattention/hyperactivity, internalizingproblems, school maladjustment,personal adjustment;3 validity scales; 12 clinicalscales, 4 adaptive scales, 4optional content scales11–18 112 items; Internalizing,Externalizing, Competence;8 scalesMinnesotaMultiphasicPersonalityInventory-Adolescent(MMPI-A;Butcher et al.,1992)14–18 478 items; 10 clinical scales;6 validity scales; 15 contentscales; 6 supplementaryscales; 28 Harris-Lingoesscales; 3 Si scalesReadingLevelTime toAdministerNormSample Reliability Validity MI3rd grade 20–30 min E Internal consistency(good);4–8 week test–retest (good)Good relationswith similartools; supportfor factorsE5th grade 15–20 min G Internalconsistency(good); 7 monthtest–retest (moderate);interrater(low to moderate)5th–6thgrade90 min G Internal consistency;test–retest; contentscales betterreliability thanclinical scalesGood validity(clinical vs. nonclinicalgroups);limited info. onrelations withother toolsItem overlapdetracts fromcontent validity;scores do notmatch 4 factorsolution foundin researchEP(Continues)