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Document Type

Research Paper

Abstract

The Adolescent Psychopathology Scale (APS; Reynolds, 1998a and 1998b) is a 346 item self-report measure of psychopathology for adolescents, ages 12 to 19 years. The APS provides scores on 40 scales: 20 Clinical, 5 Personality, 11 Psychosocial Problem Content, and 4 Response Styles Scales. Multiple response formats are utilized (three Likert-type and True/False) across different time periods (previous 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, or 1 year) in the APS to evaluate symptoms. Given that the APS is a relatively new instrument, there are no studies yet published on its reliability and validity. This study examines the correlates of the Psychosocial Problem Content scales to well-established instruments on suicide, hopelessness, depression, and anxiety in a psychiatric inpatient sample. The participants were 113 adolescent inpatients at a state psychiatric hospital (69 boys and 44 girls). All participants provided background information and completed self-report measures on suicide, hopelessness, depression, and anxiety.

Publication Date

2002

Journal Title

Conference Proceedings: Undergraduate Social Science Research Conference

Volume

6

Issue

1

First Page

129

Last Page

136

Copyright

©2002 by the University of Northern Iowa

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Publisher

University of Northern Iowa

City

Cedar Falls, IA

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