Revision of Adolescent Mental Health and Problem Behavior Screening Questionnaire : Development of Adolescent Mental Health andProblem Behavior Screening Questionnaire-II.
- Author:
Soo Young BHANG
1
;
Hanik K YOO
;
Ji Hoon KIM
;
Bongseog KIM
;
Geon Ho BAHN
;
Donghyun AHN
;
Dong Su SUH
;
Soo Churl CHO
;
Jun Won HWANG
;
Young Sik LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
School Mental Health Screening Inventory;
Middle School;
High School
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Humans;
Mass Screening;
Mental Health;
Reproducibility of Results;
Republic of Korea;
Suicide;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
2011;22(4):271-286
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purposes of this study were to develop a mental health screening questionnaire and the practical intervention programs or guidelines which can be used in middle and high schools by students and teachers. METHODS: The Adolescent Mental health & Problem behavior Screening Questionnaire II (AMPQ-II) was developed and was tested for reliability and validity using nationwide data from 2,180 middle and high school students and 2,145 teachers. RESULTS: The AMPQ-II was measured by both students and teachers. The correlation coefficient of the test-retest test was 0.567 and internal consistency was high (Cronbach's alpha=0.878). Five factors such as worry and thought, mood and suicide, academic and Internet-related problems, peer problems, and rule violations were proposed. We also developed a practical guideline and manuals which can be easily used by secondary school teachers to screen for and manage mental health problems at school. CONCLUSION: The AMPQ-II can be a useful and reliable tool to screen for mental health problems in middle and high schools in South Korea.
