Test of Validity and Reliability of the Adolescent Mental Problem Questionnaire for Korean High School Students.
10.4040/jkan.2009.39.5.700
- Author:
Soo Jin KIM
1
;
Chung Sook LEE
;
Young Ran KWEON
;
Mi Ra OH
;
Bo Young KIM
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Chonnam National University Chonnam National University Research Institute of Nursing Science, Gwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract ; Validation Studies
- Keywords:
Adolescent;
AMPQ;
Validity;
Reliability
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Data Interpretation, Statistical;
Factor Analysis, Statistical;
Female;
Humans;
Male;
*Mental Health;
Psychometrics;
*Questionnaires;
Republic of Korea;
Students/*psychology
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2009;39(5):700-708
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to test the validity and reliability of the Adolescent Mental Problem Questionnaire (AMPQ) for Korean high school students. METHODS: The AMPQ was designed to assess adolescents' mental health status and problem behavior (Ahn, 2006). A methodological study design was used with exploratory factor analysis, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and a fitness of the modified model for validity. Also, Cronbach's alpha coefficients and alternative-form method for reliability were used. AMPQ was tested with a sample of 36,313 high school students. The participants consisted of 18,701 males and 17,612 females. RESULTS: Seven factors were extracted through factor analysis: 'Psychiatric problems', 'Delinquency', 'Academic troubles', 'Family problems', 'Hazardous behavior', 'Harmful circumstance', 'Eating problems'. These factors explained 51.1% of the total variance. The fitness of the modified model was good (chi-square=38,413.76, Goodness of Fit Index [GFI]=.94, Adjusted Goodness of Fit Index [AGFI]=.93, Comparative Fit Index [CFI]=.95, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation [RMSEA]=.05), and concurrent validity with Korea-Youth Self-Report [K-YSR] was .63. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the 31 items was .85. CONCLUSION: The results of present study suggest that the modified AMPQ instrument may be useful for efficiently assessing mental health status and problem behavior in late adolescent, high school students.
