Do Parent and Teacher Ratings of ADHD Reflect the Same Constructs? A Measurement Invariance Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Discrepancies between parent and teacher ratings of problem behaviors related to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are reported frequently. Previous studies have hypothesized that these discrepancies are the results of various informant biases and have evaluated whether the rating scales are measuring behaviors the same way across informants. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if two rating scales of ADHD behavior, the Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD Symptoms and Normal Behavior Rating Scale (SWAN) and the Conners' Teacher Rating Scale-15 (CTRS-15), reflected the same underlying constructs across parent and teacher report. Measurement invariance analyses were conducted using parent and teacher report data from a sample of 1,645 preschool to fifth-grade children (age r

SUBMITTER: Jungersen CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8849559 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature