Psychometric properties of a French-Canadian translation of Achenbach's Youth Self-Report.

Wyss, C; Voelker, Sylvia; Cornock, Becki L.; Hakim-Larson, Julie

doi:10.1037/h0087189

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“…The Youth and Adult Self-Reports (YSR/ASR) [ 40 – 41 ] measure the level of general internalizing (YSR/ASRint) and externalizing (YSR/ASRext) symptoms. Participants rated the extent to which a series of 119 statements described their behavior over the past 6 months, using a 3-point scale.…”

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The French Version of the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire: Validity Data for Adolescents and Adults and Its Association with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

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IntroductionThe capacity to understand one’s own actions and those of others in terms of cognitive and affective mental states (i.e., reflective functioning or mentalizing) is thought to play a critical role in both typical and atypical development. To date, however, no self-report tool is available for assessing reflective functioning ability in French-speaking samples. The first aim of this study is to investigate the reliability and validity of the reflective functioning questionnaire (RFQ) in French-speaking adolescents and adults. Secondly, we investigate whether low levels of reflective functioning were associated with non-suicidal self-injury.Methods130 adolescents (66 females, M age = 15.72, SD age = 1.74) and 253 adults (168 females, M age = 23.10, SD age = 2.56) completed a French translation of the RFQ and a battery of self-reported questionnaires to assess a set of clinical (alexithymia; borderline traits; internalizing and externalizing symptoms) and psychological (empathy; mindfulness) variables.ResultsThe current results showed configural invariance of the original two-factor structure of the RFQ across French-speaking adolescents and adults and satisfactory reliability and construct validity of the two subscales. Furthermore, we observed that recent episodes of non-suicidal self-injury were associated with lower levels of reflective functioning in the adult, but not in the adolescent, sample.DiscussionThe present research has methodological and clinical implications in that it provides the first evidence that the RFQ can be used to reliably assess reflective functioning in French-speaking population. The study further shows that impaired ability to consider mental states that lie behind behaviors might play a role in non-suicidal self-injury, at least in adults.

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The French Version of the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire: Validity Data for Adolescents and Adults and Its Association with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

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“…YSR and ASR have been validated in francophone samples (α > 0.80). 69 The Encoding Style Questionnaire 32 (ESQ) included six critical 6-point scale items assessing the frequency of 'split-second illusion' (e.g. When I'm on a walk, I sometimes see a rock or piece of wood and for a split second mistake it for something else) and 15 disguising items.…”

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“…The Youth and Adult Self‐Reports (YSR/ASR) encompassed a series of 119 3‐point scale statements from which standardized level of internalizing and externalizing can be calculated. YSR and ASR have been validated in francophone samples (α > 0.80) …”

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Covariance and specificity in adolescent schizotypal and borderline trait expression

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Billieux

Eliez

et al. 2014

Early Intervention Psych

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Our results support the abundant literature showing that borderline and schizotypal traits frequently co-occur. Moreover, we provide original data indicating that borderline and schizotypal traits during adolescence are linked to different specific psychological mechanisms. Thus, we underline the importance of considering these mechanisms in clinical assessments, in particular to help disentangle personality disorder traits in youths.

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“…We used the French version of the Youth Self Report (YSR) (34,35) to assess externalized (aggression and rule breaking) and internalized (social withdrawal, anxiety, depression and somatic complaints) problems over the previous 6 months. The questionnaire contains 119 items with three response choices: 0 (not true), 1 (sometimes true) and 2 (often true).…”

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Prevalence Rates and Evolution of Psychiatric Disorders Among Incarcerated Youths in Comparison With Non-incarcerated Youths

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Background: Our main objective was to provide estimates of the prevalence rates of psychiatric disorders and comorbidities among youths in a juvenile detention center in Geneva, Switzerland. We also aimed to investigate potential positive effects of intensive psychotherapeutic and educational services this center provides. Finally, we examined psychiatric care prior to and after custody as well as the evolution of the youths' mental health during detention.Methods: We conducted a longitudinal study including a group of incarcerated (n = 86) and a group of non-incarcerated (n = 169) youths (12–18 years old). Measures included diagnoses of psychiatric disorders, cognitive functions, trauma, psychopathic traits and the Youth Self-Report (aggressive behavior, attentional disorders, criminal behavior, social withdrawal, anxiety, depression and somatic complaints) collected at baseline and at discharge for the incarcerated group. Data were analyzed using mixed-effect models.Results: Psychiatric disorders were prevalent in the incarcerated group (82.6, 95% CI: 71.6–90.7%), but young people also often suffered from several disorders simultaneously. Two-thirds of the incarcerated participants had a diagnosis of two or more psychiatric disorders. Regarding health care, most incarcerated participants (79.1%) had psychiatric care prior to detention. The planned care after detention was associated with psychiatric comorbidities, care being more likely planned for those with comorbidities (p = 0.030). Compared to the non-incarcerated group, the incarcerated group had lower scores on cognitive functioning (p < 0.001) and higher scores on trauma (p < 0.021) and psychopathic traits (p < 0.034). The youths' stay in the detention center was associated with a positive change of mental health, with externalized problems being significantly reduced at the end of their stay (p = 0.017).Conclusion: Our findings showed that youths in conflict with the law are characterized by (1) their internal vulnerabilities: a high prevalence of psychiatric disorders and psychiatric comorbidities, lower cognitive functions, externalized problems and psychopathic traits; (2) environmental factors: victims of violence and sexual abuse; and (3) their psychiatric history. Besides, the evolution of the most prevalent issues was favorable over time, which puts into question the usual perspective about the deleterious effect of detention.

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Psychometric properties of a French-Canadian translation of Achenbach's Youth Self-Report.

Cited by 25 publications

References 14 publications

The French Version of the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire: Validity Data for Adolescents and Adults and Its Association with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

The French Version of the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire: Validity Data for Adolescents and Adults and Its Association with Non-Suicidal Self-Injury

Covariance and specificity in adolescent schizotypal and borderline trait expression

Prevalence Rates and Evolution of Psychiatric Disorders Among Incarcerated Youths in Comparison With Non-incarcerated Youths

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