TY - JOUR
T1 - Factor Structure of the Young Mania Rating Scale for Use with Youths Ages 5 to 17 Years
AU - Youngstrom, Eric A.
AU - Danielson, Carla Kmett
AU - Findling, Robert L.
AU - Gracious, Barbara L.
AU - Calabrese, Joseph R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a Clinical Research Center grant from the Stanley Foundation.
Copyright:
Copyright 2018 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Assessed the factor structure of the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS). Youths presenting to a research program specializing in the pharmacological treatment of mood and disruptive behavioral disorders (N = 612) were administered a semistructured diagnostic interview. Based on the interview, youths were placed into diagnostic groups. Highly trained raters completed the YMRS for each youth. YMRS ratings were internally consistent (α = .91), and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses yielded a 1-factor solution for boys and girls in both young (5 to 11 years) and older (12 to 17years) subsamples. However, the young male group showed higher scores on several items as well as the total YMRS score. Results suggest that the YMRS total score can be meaningfully interpreted in child and adolescent samples.
AB - Assessed the factor structure of the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS). Youths presenting to a research program specializing in the pharmacological treatment of mood and disruptive behavioral disorders (N = 612) were administered a semistructured diagnostic interview. Based on the interview, youths were placed into diagnostic groups. Highly trained raters completed the YMRS for each youth. YMRS ratings were internally consistent (α = .91), and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses yielded a 1-factor solution for boys and girls in both young (5 to 11 years) and older (12 to 17years) subsamples. However, the young male group showed higher scores on several items as well as the total YMRS score. Results suggest that the YMRS total score can be meaningfully interpreted in child and adolescent samples.
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U2 - 10.1207/S15374424JCCP3104_15
DO - 10.1207/S15374424JCCP3104_15
M3 - Review article
C2 - 12402575
AN - SCOPUS:85047687697
SN - 1537-4416
VL - 31
SP - 567
EP - 572
JO - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
IS - 4
ER -