Center for Children and Families, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.
Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, Florida, USA.
J Clin Psychol. 2021 Dec;77(12):2894-2914. doi: 10.1002/jclp.23285. Epub 2021 Dec 3.
The General Life Functioning Scale (GLF) was developed to provide a complementary alternative to existing measures of impairment. We examined the psychometric properties of the GLF-Parent version (GLF-P), given the known value of informant ratings.
The GLF-P was administered to parents of adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosed in childhood and a nonADHD comparison group in the Pittsburgh ADHD Longitudinal Study. GLF-P ratings described 334 participants (ADHD = 186; comparison = 148) rated at age 25 (M = 24.80 years, SD = 0.46, range = 24-26) and 401 participants (ADHD = 237; comparison = 164) rated at age 30 (M = 29.30, SD = 0.64, range = 28-33). Exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analyses were used.
EFAs suggested and CFAs confirmed a five-factor solution. We found measurement invariance across diagnostic and age groups, satisfactory internal consistency, construct validity, and known-group validity.
Psychometric results suggest the GLF-P as a helpful adjunctive measure of functioning. Further research is needed to determine the utility of the GLF across diverse settings.
一般生活功能量表(GLF)旨在提供一种对现有损伤测量的补充替代方法。鉴于信息提供者评分的已知价值,我们考察了 GLF-家长版(GLF-P)的心理测量学特性。
GLF-P 被用于匹兹堡 ADHD 纵向研究中患有儿童期诊断的注意力缺陷/多动障碍(ADHD)的成年患者的家长和非 ADHD 对照组。GLF-P 评定了 334 名参与者(ADHD=186;对照组=148)在 25 岁时(M=24.80 岁,SD=0.46,范围=24-26),401 名参与者(ADHD=237;对照组=164)在 30 岁时(M=29.30,SD=0.64,范围=28-33)的情况。我们使用了探索性(EFA)和验证性(CFA)因子分析。
EFA 提出并 CFA 证实了五因素解决方案。我们发现,诊断和年龄组之间存在测量不变性,具有令人满意的内部一致性、结构有效性和已知组有效性。
心理测量学结果表明 GLF-P 是一种有用的功能辅助测量工具。需要进一步研究以确定 GLF 在不同环境中的效用。