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THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN RETRACTED Results of Psychometric Testing of the RADS‐2 With School‐Based Adolescents Seeking Assistance for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Concerns. Part 2: Research Brief
Author(s) -
Weber Scott
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6171
pISSN - 1073-6077
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6171.2009.00187.x
Subject(s) - psychosocial , clinical psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , scale (ratio) , psychology , internal consistency , sexual orientation , psychometric testing , psychometrics , consistency (knowledge bases) , medicine , psychiatry , social psychology , computer science , artificial intelligence , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
PROBLEM: First‐stage measures of depressive symptoms need to demonstrate high levels of accuracy in capturing all the facets of depressive illness in order to be maximally useful for nurses performing psychosocial assessments and for nurse researchers. METHODS: Reliability, validity, and factor analysis testing were conducted on the Reynolds Adolescent Depression Scale (RADS‐2). Factor analysis testing examined each item of the instrument to identify the clinical characteristic it measures as well as the broad profiles of symptoms the instrument reveals. FINDINGS: Four factors were identified and all appear to demonstrate adequate internal consistency reliability. CONCLUSIONS: Psychometric results demonstrate a firm foundation for nursing clinical and research uses for the RADS‐2.