Using Cognitive Interviewing to Explore Causes for Racial Differences on the MAYSI-2

McCoy, H. Virginia

doi:10.1177/0011128710388922

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“…It is possible that there is a lack of cultural sensitivity when identifying mental health and substance use disorders for different racial and ethnic groups, resulting in some groups simply being under‐identified despite having these disorders. This possibility has been demonstrated by Cauffman and MacIntosh (), using Rasch Differential Item Functioning, and McCoy (), through cognitive interviewing. However, the findings of this study are akin to results from other studies that delineate by race or ethnicity.…”

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Caution or Warning? A Validity Study of the MAYSI‐2 with Juvenile Offenders

McCoy

Vaughn

Maynard

et al. 2014

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Given the high prevalence of mental health and substance use disorders in the juvenile justice system and the emphasis on efficient screening and referrals, the current study sought to further validate the use of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument version 2 (MAYSI-2). Using data from institutionalized delinquents (N=836) committed to the California Youth Authority, finite mixture modeling was employed to identify distinct latent classes based on MAYSI-2 scale scores. Identified classes were then compared across a range of covariates, including prior offenses, official records of misconduct, and multiple measures of mental health and psychological well-being. Findings revealed a three-class, gradient-based structure: low distress (n=380), moderate distress (n=327), and high distress (n=129). Overall, the MAYSI-2 identified juvenile offenders with mental health and substance use issues, but it did not differentiate youths with respect to offending patterns.

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Caution or Warning? A Validity Study of the MAYSI‐2 with Juvenile Offenders

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Vaughn

Maynard

et al. 2014

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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“…Additionally, previous research showed that culture could affect language interpretation (McCoy, 2014). It is often easier to fill out questionnaires in one's mother language.…”

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Determinants of parental participation in Family‐centered Care in Juvenile Justice Institutions

Simons

Mulder

Breuk

et al. 2018

Child & Family Social Work

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This study assessed if staff members of two juvenile justice institutions in the Netherlands were able to motivate parents to participate in a programme of Familycentred Care. For research purposes, parents were considered to participate if they (a) attended the family meeting, (b) visited their son during regular visiting hours, and (c) participated in measurements. Study participants were the parents of 139 short-term detained male adolescents. The family meeting was attended by 47% of the parents, most adolescents (74.1%) were visited at least once by their parents, and 42% of the parents participated in measurements. Several factors influenced the parental participation rate variables, although effect sizes were small. The more parenting problems parents faced, the less likely they were to attend the family meeting. Parents with a job visited their son more often than unemployed parents.Finally, a longer stay of the adolescent and Dutch ethnicity predicted more parental participation in measurements. Our study showed that parental participation is feasible. However, the participation rates in the two years after the first steps of implementation were eligible for improvement. More implementation experience where staff could fully benefit from training and coaching in family-centred work could substantially increase parental participation rates.

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“…Both the nature of the questions and the underlying concepts were reported to be misunderstood by a number of their indigenous youth, resulting in the likely underreporting of symptoms. McCoy (), investigating this in African American and Caucasian youths in the USA with qualitative methodology, found that if questions were confusing for African American youths, they tended to minimise their responses, withhold information or respond inaccurately. Cauffman and MacIntosh (), also working with young African American offenders, made similar suggestions.…”

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“…It is the most widely used mental health screening tool in youth justice settings (Cruise et al, ) and has been used in studies in the United States of America (USA; Cauffman, ), Canada (Gretton and Clift, ), Australia (Stathis et al, ), Belgium (Devlieger and Verschuere, ), Romania (Rosan et al, ), Switzerland (Leenarts et al, ), Holland (Colins et al, ) and the United Kingdom (Lennox et al, ), with varying degrees of success. Some research has indicated problems with the application of the MAYSI‐2 in contexts and minority cultures within and outside the USA (Cauffman and MacIntosh, ; Stathis et al, ; McCoy, , ; Colins et al, ; Lennox et al, ). Generally, however, the MAYSI‐2 scales have been found to relate well to validated tools measuring similar constructs, although it has been noted that further evaluation with different populations would be ideal (Grisso et al, ).…”

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