TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Performance of the interpersonal needs questionnaire in adolescent clinical samples: Confirmatory factor analyses and evaluation of measurement invariance
JO  - Suicide and life-threatening behavior
A1  - Hill, Ryan M.
A1  - Mellick, William
A1  - Alvis, Lauren
A1  - Dodd, Cody G.
A1  - Do, Calvin
A1  - Buitron, Victor
A1  - Sharp, Carla
A1  - Pettit, Jeremy W.
A1  - Kaplow, Julie B.
SP  - 1214
EP  - 1222
VL  - 50
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study evaluated the factor structure, internal consistency reliability, construct and criterion validity, and measurement invariance of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire (INQ) among adolescents.  METHOD: Participants (N = 539) included three distinct samples of youth drawn from two outpatient psychology clinics and an inpatient psychiatric unit. The combined sample was 63.3% female and had a mean age of 14.95 years (SD = 1.31 years). All participants completed the INQ as well as measures of depressive symptoms and suicide ideation.  RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that the removal of three items from the thwarted belongingness subscale of the INQ was needed to achieve acceptable model fit. The resulting combined 12-item scale demonstrated good factor structure, internal consistency reliability, construct validity, and criterion validity. The modified 12-item INQ also demonstrated scalar invariance across subgroups defined by sex, race, and age.  CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the use of this reduced 12-item version of the INQ among adolescents. Youth may have difficulty accurately responding to changes in item valence; thus, future research with youth should consider using a 12-item version of the INQ that avoids valence changes within subscales.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0363-0234
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12714
ID  - ref1
ER  -