SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT INVENTORY FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: CONCURRENT VALIDITY IN ADHD CHILDREN.
Resource
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY v.32 n.5 pp.1059-1064
Journal
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
Journal Volume
v.32
Journal Issue
n.5
Pages
1059-1064
Date Issued
1993
Date
1993
Author(s)
CHEN, WEI-JANE
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The assessment of children's adaptive functioning has broad-range implications for clinical practice, research, and public health, and relatively few well- developed assessment instruments are available. The validity of the Social Adjustment Inventory for Children and Adolescents (SAICA), a semistructured interview schedule that assesses adaptive functioning in children and adolescents, was examined. METHOD: Two groups of index children were examined: 140 attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children (both psychiatric and pediatric referrals) and 120 normal comparisons. RESULTS: Concurrent validity was found for the SAICA in its significant association with the social competence scales of the Child Behavior Checklist and DSM-III-R's Global Assessment of Functioning. It was also found that among ADHD children, psychiatric comorbidity conferred an increased risk for worse adaptive functioning. CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest the SAICA is an effective way to assess adaptive functioning. Moreover, its ability to discriminate ADHD from control children and its association with psychiatric comorbidity indicate the SAICA measures adaptive functioning within a range relevant for studies of psychopathology.
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journal article