Disruptive behavior scale for adolescents (DISBA): development and psychometric properties

Growing evidence indicates that if disruptive behavior is left unidentified and untreated, a significant proportion of these problems will persist and may develop into problems linked with delinquency, substance abuse, and violence. Research is needed to develop valid and reliable measures of disrup...

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Published in:	Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 17
Main Authors:	Karimy, Mahmood, Fakhri, Ahmad, Vali, Esmaeel, Vali, Farzaneh, Veiga, Feliciano H, Stein, L A R, Araban, Marzieh
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 12-03-2018 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Adolescence Adolescents Aggression Aggressive behavior Analysis Antisocial personality disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Behavior Behavior disorders Behavior rating scales Care and treatment Child & adolescent psychiatry Child development Childhood mental disorders Children & youth Classrooms Disruptive behavior Drug abuse Factor analysis Families & family life Focus groups Health aspects High school students High schools Learning Literature reviews Management Psycho-educational development scale Quantitative psychology Reliability Sample size Secondary school students Secondary schools Social aspects Statistical sampling Substance abuse Teaching Teenagers Validity Youth Disruptive behavior Adolescence Validity Psycho-educational development scale Reliability
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Summary:	Growing evidence indicates that if disruptive behavior is left unidentified and untreated, a significant proportion of these problems will persist and may develop into problems linked with delinquency, substance abuse, and violence. Research is needed to develop valid and reliable measures of disruptive behavior to assist recognition and impact of treatments on disruptive behavior. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of a scale for disruptive behavior in adolescents. Six hundred high school students (50% girls), ages ranged 15-18 years old, selected through multi stage random sampling. Psychometrics of the disruptive behavior scale for adolescents (DISBA) (Persian version) was assessed through content validity, explanatory factor analysis (EFA) using Varimax rotation and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The reliability of this scale was assessed via internal consistency and test-retest reliability. EFA revealed four factors accounting for 59% of observed variance. The final 29-item scale contained four factors: (1) aggressive school behavior, (2) classroom defiant behavior, (3) unimportance of school, and (4) defiance to school authorities. Furthermore, CFA produced a sufficient Goodness of Fit Index > 0.90. Test-retest and internal consistency reliabilities were acceptable at 0.85 and 0.89, respectively. The findings from this study suggest that the Iranian version of DISBA questionnaire has content validity. Further studies are needed to evaluate stronger psychometric properties for DISBA.
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ISSN:	1753-2000 1753-2000
DOI:	10.1186/s13034-018-0221-8