Akpa Onoja Matthew, Bamgboye Elijah Afolabi, Baiyewu Olusegun
Department of Epidemiology and Medical statistics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Afr J Psychol Study Soc Issues. 2015;18(1):1-21.
Most of the existing measures of psychosocial functioning among adolescents are developed outside Lower-middle-income countries (LMIC). Measures relevant to the LMIC setting will provide opportunity to assess the functioning of adolescents in these settings based on their background or context. The Adolescents' Psychosocial Functioning Inventory (APFI) which addresses relevant challenges and expectations of adolescents in the LMIC settings was developed to bridge this gap in knowledge. A total of 753 adolescents from purposively selected secondary schools participated in this study. Preliminary analyses were performed using descriptive statistics. The underlying factor structure of the APFI was explored using Exploratory and confirmatory Factor Analysis. Chi-square Goodness of Fit (CGF) and other fit indices were used to assess model fit. Cronbachs alpha was used to assess the reliability of the items and subscales of the APFI. The final model derived from the factor analyses yielded a 23-item three-factor model that provided the best fit to the data. Estimate of overall reliability of the APFI scale was α = 0.83 while all three factors/subscales: Optimism and Coping Strategy (OCS), Behaviour and Relationship Problems (BRP), and General Psychosocial Dysfunctions (GPD) had moderate to high reliability (α = 0.59 for OCS, α = 0.57 for BRP and α = 0.90 for GPD). The CGF yielded χ/ < = 1.58 while all other fit indices were in the acceptable range. The three-factor model APFI is a reliable measure for assessing psychosocial functioning among adolescents in the LMIC.
大多数现有的青少年心理社会功能测量方法是在中低收入国家（LMIC）以外开发的。与中低收入国家背景相关的测量方法将提供机会，根据青少年的背景或环境来评估他们在这些环境中的功能。为了弥合这一知识差距，开发了青少年心理社会功能量表（APFI），该量表解决了中低收入国家环境中青少年面临的相关挑战和期望。共有753名来自有目的选择的中学的青少年参与了这项研究。使用描述性统计进行初步分析。使用探索性和验证性因素分析来探索APFI的潜在因素结构。卡方拟合优度（CGF）和其他拟合指数用于评估模型拟合。使用克朗巴赫α系数来评估APFI项目和子量表的信度。从因素分析得出的最终模型产生了一个包含23个项目的三因素模型，该模型与数据拟合最佳。APFI量表的总体信度估计为α = 0.83，而所有三个因素/子量表：乐观与应对策略（OCS）、行为与关系问题（BRP）和一般心理社会功能障碍（GPD）的信度为中度到高度（OCS的α = 0.59，BRP的α = 0.57，GPD的α = 0.90）。CGF产生的χ/ <= 1.58，而所有其他拟合指数都在可接受范围内。三因素模型APFI是评估中低收入国家青少年心理社会功能的可靠测量工具。
