Instruments measuring externalizing mental health problems in immigrant ethnic minority youths: a systematic review of measurement properties.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about reliability and validity of instruments measuring externalizing mental health problems in immigrant ethnic minority youths.

Aims

To provide an overview of studies on measurement properties of instruments measuring these problems in immigrant ethnic minority youths, their methodological quality and results.

Methods

A systematic review of the literature in MEDLINE, EMbase, PsycINFO and Cochrane Library was performed. Evaluation of methodological quality of studies found was done by using the 'COSMIN-checklist'. Full text, original articles, published in English after 1990 were included. Articles had to concern the development or evaluation of the measurement properties of self-reported, parent-reported and/or teacher- or clinician-report

SUBMITTER: Paalman CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3660354 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature