Citation

Flisher AJ, Evans J, Muller M, Lombard C. J. Adolesc. 2004; 27(2): 207-212.

Affiliation

Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Groote Schuur Hosipital, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa. aflisher@curie.uct.ac.za

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.adolescence.2001.10.001

PMID

15023519

Abstract

There is a paucity of test-retest reliability data for adolescent self-reports of a wide range of risk behaviours. Grade 8 and 11 students (N = 358) completed a questionnaire on two occasions between 10 and 14 days apart. It included items about use of various substances, violent behaviour, suicidality, and sexuality. Cohen's kappa was almost perfect for 1 item (kappa = 85.4%); in the substantial range (61-80%) for 4 items; and in the moderate range (41-60%) for 3 items. For the remaining 7 items, the percentage agreement was higher than 92.0%. The questionnaire thus demonstrates adequate test-retest reliability.

Language: en