Validation of the French Version of Conners' Parent Rating Scale Revised, Short Version: Factorial Structure and Reliability.

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Title
Validation of the French Version of Conners' Parent Rating Scale Revised, Short Version: Factorial Structure and Reliability.
Journal
Canadian journal of psychiatry. Revue canadienne de psychiatrie
Author(s)
Fumeaux P., Mercier C., Roche S., Iwaz J., Bader M., Stéphan P., Ecochard R., Revol O.
ISSN
1497-0015 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0706-7437
Publication state
Published
Issued date
04/2016
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
61
Number
4
Pages
236-242
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article ; Validation Studies
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is one of the most frequent neurodevelopmental disorders. Its diagnosis requires reference questionnaires such as the Conners' Parent Rating Scale (CPRS). Presently, in French-speaking countries, a few translations of the revised short CPRS have been put to use without previous formal validation. We sought here for the validation of a French version (Lausanne, Switzerland) of the revised short CPRS regarding construct validity, internal consistency, and item reliability in a sample of French schoolchildren.
The study involved 795 children and adolescents aged 9 to 19 years from a single school. The factorial structure and item reliability were assessed with a confirmatory factor analysis for ordered categorical variables. The dimension internal consistency was assessed with Guttman's lambda 6 coefficient.
The results confirmed the original and strong 3-dimensional factorial structure (Oppositional, Cognitive Problems/Inattention, and Hyperactivity), showed satisfactory item reliability, and indicated a good dimension internal consistency (Guttman's lambda 6 coefficient: 0.87, 0.90, and 0.82, respectively, to the 3 dimensions).
Thus, the Lausanne French version of the revised short CPRS may be considered validated regarding construct validity and item and dimension reliability; it can be now more confidently used in clinical practice.

Keywords
Adolescent, Adult, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/diagnosis, Child, Female, France, Humans, Male, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales/standards, Psychometrics/instrumentation, Reproducibility of Results, Young Adult, adolescent, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, child, confirmatory factor analysis, questionnaire, reliability, validation studies, validity
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