Psychometric evaluation of a parent-rating and self-rating inventory for pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder: German OCD Inventory for Children and Adolescents (OCD-CA).

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study assesses the psychometric properties of the German version of the Padua Inventory-Washington State University Revision for measuring pediatric OCD.

Methods

The parent-rating and self-rating inventory is assessed in a clinical sample (CLIN: n = 342, age range = 6-18 years) comprising an OCD subsample (OCDS: n = 181) and a non-OCD clinical subsample (non-OCD: n = 161), and in a community sample (COS: n = 367, age range = 11-18 years).

Results

An exploratory factor analysis yielded a four-factor solution: (1) Contamination & Washing, (2) Catastrophes & Injuries, (3) Checking, and (4) Ordering & Repeating. Internal consistencies of the respective scales were acceptable to excellent across all samples, with the exception of the self-report subscale Or

SUBMITTER: Adam J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6582526 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature