TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Psychometric status and clinical utility of the MAYSI-2 with girls and boys in juvenile detention
JO  - Journal of psychopathology and behavioral assessment
A1  - Ford, Julian D.
A1  - Chapman, John F.
A1  - Pearson, Geraldine
A1  - Borum, Randy
A1  - Wolpaw, Jennifer Meltzer
SP  - 87
EP  - 99
VL  - 30
IS  - 2
N2  - This study replicates and extends studies of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument, Version 2 (MAYSI-2) in a sample of 479 urban, rural, and suburban 12-16 year old youths (68% boys; 41% African American, 23% Latino) consecutively admitted to juvenile detention centers. Six principal components replicated the MAYSI-2 factor-analytically-derived subscales except for Depression/Anxiety, and suggested modifications of specific items in each sub-scale. <br><br>FINDINGS supported the internal consistency and validity of the modified MAYSI-2 sub-scales. Few gender differences emerged, except that girls reported higher levels of hopelessness and trauma than boys. Five sub-groups were identified based on component profiles: (1) non-clinical, (2) addiction, somatic problems, and suicidality, (3) anger problems, (4) thought disturbance, and (5) addiction and traumatic stress. The findings support the validity of the MAYSI-2 for juvenile justice mental health screening while highlighting possible refinements in scoring in order to identify delinquent youths with distinctive psychosocial risks and needs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0882-2689
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10862-007-9058-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -