The 10-item Positive and Negative Affect Schedule for Children, Child and parent shortened versions: Application of item response theory for more efficient assessment

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-203

  Ebesutani, Chad ^a   Regan, Jennifer ^b   Smith, Ashley ^b   Reise, Steven ^b   Higa McMillan, Charmaine ^c   Chorpita, Bruce F ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Item response theory; Negative Affect; PANAS C; Positive affect; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; ITEM RESPONSE THEORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOOD DISORDER; PARENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE FOR CHILDREN CHILD AND PARENT VERSION SCALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; THEORY; VALIDITY;

EID: 84863982812     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-011-9273-2     Document Type: Article

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