Complementarity between SDQ-SR and MMPI-A in Assessing Adolescents with Internalizing Disorder : A Preliminary Study
10.22722/KJPM.2018.26.1.9
- Author:
Kyo Jung SHIN
1
;
Joung Sook AHN
;
Jee Young LIM
;
Jin Hee LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea. jsahn@yonsei.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Internalizing disorder;
SDQ-SR;
MMPI-A;
Adolescents
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Classification;
Diagnosis;
Equipment and Supplies;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
MMPI;
Psychopathology;
ROC Curve;
Sample Size;
Weights and Measures
- From:Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2018;26(1):9-18
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to investigate the psychopathology in adolescents with internalizing disorder using the self-report version of Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ-SR) and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory for adolescents (MMPI-A), and to explore the complementarity between these two inventories for diagnostic assessment. METHODS: Ninety-one patients aged 13–17 were divided into two groups by clinical diagnosis, 44 with internalizing disorder and 47 comparison group with other disorders. The data of SDQ-SR and MMPI-A completed by them were analyzed for the ability to predict internalizing disorder. RESULTS: The logistic regression analysis revealed that diagnostic predictability increased by 2.27 times with every 1 point of SDQ-SR emotional symptom score increment. Comparison of ROC curves for internalizing disorders showed that the SE and SP of SDQ-SR emotional symptom with score over 4 was 88.94 and 78.72, respectively. For A-anx of MMPI-A with score over 56, SE and SP was 77.27 and 74.47, respectively. However, combination of these scales could not enhance the predictability of diagnostic classification more than that of SDQ-SR emotional symptom alone. CONCLUSIONS: Emotional symptom scale of SDQ-SR and A-anx, A-aln, A and INTR of MMPI-A should be important subscales for diagnosing the internalizing disorder of adolescents, however, which needs to be examined further with a larger sample size including normal control group.
