DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT BEHAVIORS SCALE FOR ADOLESCENTS

Objective: To construct a scale and psychometric properties for the assessment of oppositional defiant behaviors of adolescents in Urdu language. Study Design: Cross sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat, from May 2018 to Dec 20...

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Main Authors: Mueen Abid, Zaqia Bano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2020-10-01
Series:Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5602
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Zaqia Bano
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description Objective: To construct a scale and psychometric properties for the assessment of oppositional defiant behaviors of adolescents in Urdu language. Study Design: Cross sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat, from May 2018 to Dec 2018. Methodology: The initial item pool of 48 items was generated with the help of DSM 5 description of oppositional defiant behaviors, literature review and three focus groups with target population. Among the 47 expert evaluated items after pilot studys 45 items were retained which included the three dimensions of oppositional defiant behaviors including irritable mood, argumentative behaviors and vindictiveness. Furthermore, in the final administration of this scales data were collected from 500 adolescents from the educational institutions and community of Gujrat using self-reported questionnaire. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and reliability analysis were implied for data scrutiny. Results: The final administration of 45 items was handed over to 500 participants. The model fit showed a p-value of .000 that established the structure validity and significance of the items to its subscales. At the final stage among the 45 items 12 were reliable for further use. Conclusion: A scale to gauge oppositional defiant behaviors of adolescents in Urdu language is competently established with 12 questions and three sub-scales.
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spelling doaj.art-d35089a7ae32440a85c14025af37c5e02022-12-21T22:59:22ZengArmy Medical College RawalpindiPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal0030-96482411-88422020-10-0170515441548DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT BEHAVIORS SCALE FOR ADOLESCENTSMueen Abid0Zaqia Bano1University of Gujrat, Gujrat PakistanUniversity of Gujrat, Gujrat PakistanObjective: To construct a scale and psychometric properties for the assessment of oppositional defiant behaviors of adolescents in Urdu language. Study Design: Cross sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat, from May 2018 to Dec 2018. Methodology: The initial item pool of 48 items was generated with the help of DSM 5 description of oppositional defiant behaviors, literature review and three focus groups with target population. Among the 47 expert evaluated items after pilot studys 45 items were retained which included the three dimensions of oppositional defiant behaviors including irritable mood, argumentative behaviors and vindictiveness. Furthermore, in the final administration of this scales data were collected from 500 adolescents from the educational institutions and community of Gujrat using self-reported questionnaire. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and reliability analysis were implied for data scrutiny. Results: The final administration of 45 items was handed over to 500 participants. The model fit showed a p-value of .000 that established the structure validity and significance of the items to its subscales. At the final stage among the 45 items 12 were reliable for further use. Conclusion: A scale to gauge oppositional defiant behaviors of adolescents in Urdu language is competently established with 12 questions and three sub-scales.https://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5602adolescentsoppositional defiant behaviorsreliabilitystructure validity
spellingShingle Mueen Abid
Zaqia Bano
DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT BEHAVIORS SCALE FOR ADOLESCENTS
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal
adolescents
oppositional defiant behaviors
reliability
structure validity
title DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT BEHAVIORS SCALE FOR ADOLESCENTS
title_full DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT BEHAVIORS SCALE FOR ADOLESCENTS
title_fullStr DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT BEHAVIORS SCALE FOR ADOLESCENTS
title_full_unstemmed DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT BEHAVIORS SCALE FOR ADOLESCENTS
title_short DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT BEHAVIORS SCALE FOR ADOLESCENTS
title_sort development and psychometric properties of oppositional defiant behaviors scale for adolescents
topic adolescents
oppositional defiant behaviors
reliability
structure validity
url https://pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/5602
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