Factor Structure Of Scores from the Conner’ Parent and Teacher Rating Scales – Revised Among Children In Nepal
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- Author:
- Pendergast, Laura L
- Graduate Program:
- School Psychology
- Degree:
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Document Type:
- Dissertation
- Date of Defense:
- December 16, 2010
- Committee Members:
- Dr Beverly Vandiver, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Beverly Vandiver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Barbara Schaefer, Committee Member
Pamela Marie Cole, Committee Member
Cynthia L Huang Pollock, Committee Member - Keywords:
- Nepal
ADHD
CPRS-R
CTRS-R
Conners’ Teacher Rating Scale – Revised
Conners Parent Rating Scale - Revised
factor analysis - Abstract:
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a psychiatric disorder, which is marked by symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, and has been identified in children throughout the world (Polanczyk & Rohdes, 2007). The Conners’ Teacher Rating Scale – Revised (CTRS-R; Conners, 1997) and Conners’ Parent Rating Scale – Revised (CPRS-R; Conners, 1997) are behavior rating scales that are commonly used to assess symptoms of ADHD worldwide (Conners, 1997). However, the factor structures of scores from the long forms of the Revised Conners’ scales have not been independently examined. This study examined the factor structures of scores from the long forms of the Conners’ Teacher Rating Scale – Revised and the Conners Parent Rating Scale – Revised. Ratings were provided by 1,387 teachers and 1,835 parents of children living in the Sarlahi district of Nepal. To test the stability of scores and identify competing models, the overall teacher and parent samples were randomly divided into subsamples, which were used for exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, respectively. Exploratory factor analyses were used to identify competing factor solutions: several reduced, two-factor solutions for both scales. Ten models (five CTRS-R models and five CPRS-R models) were tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and the findings indicated that the reduced two-factor models of CTRS-R and CPRS-R scores were a better fit to the Nepalese data than the original models based on a US sample that was identified by Conners. Inattention and Hyperactivity factors were identified for CTRS-R scores, and Inattention and Oppositional factors were identified for CPRS-R scores. These findings raise questions regarding the most appropriate uses of the scales in Nepal and other non-Western nations.