Archer Robert P, Stredny Rebecca Vauter, Mason John A, Arnau Randolph C
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Williamsburg, VA, USA.
Assessment. 2004 Dec;11(4):290-302. doi: 10.1177/1073191104269863.
There is a high prevalence of psychological disorders among adolescents in detention facilities. The need for a simple, effective screening tool led to the development of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument (MAYSI) and its successor, the MAYSI-2. This study evaluated the MAYSI-2 psychometric properties based on the records of 704 youths evaluated at intake to detention facilities. In addition to factor structure, the study evaluated test-retest reliability and concurrent external validity. Results were generally encouraging in terms of the use of MAYSI-2 in detention facilities, and directions for future research are discussed.
在青少年拘留所中，心理障碍的患病率很高。对一种简单、有效的筛查工具的需求促使了马萨诸塞州青少年筛查工具（MAYSI）及其后续版本MAYSI-2的开发。本研究基于对704名进入拘留所的青少年的评估记录，对MAYSI-2的心理测量特性进行了评估。除了因子结构外，该研究还评估了重测信度和同时效度。就MAYSI-2在拘留所中的使用而言，结果总体上令人鼓舞，并讨论了未来研究的方向。
