Objective: To examine the overlap between autistic traits and other behavioural problems in a general population sample, and explore whether this overlap is of genetic or environmental origin. Method: Youth Self Report (YSR) data were collected in a general population sample of 424 twin pairs at 8 years of age, and their non-twin siblings. In 97 of these families self-report ratings on the Au...

OBJECTIVE To identify the prevalence of internalizing and externalizing conditions in referred anorexic adolescents. METHOD Child Behavior CheckList (CBCL) and Youth Self Report (YSR) were used to assess psychopathology: (a) in the global sample (43 adolescents); (b) in different subtypes of anorexia; (c) considering the timing of admission after the onset of the disease. RESULTS A high per...

This study explored the relations between self-conscious emotions, personality traits, and anxiety disorders symptoms in non-clinical youths. One-hundred-and-eighteen adolescents aged 12-15 years completed the brief shame and guilt questionnaire for children (BSGQ-C) and items of the youth self-report (YSR) to measure shame and guilt, the big five personality questionnaire for children, and the...

BACKGROUND The psychometric properties and cross-informant agreement of a German translation of the Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) were assessed in a clinical sample METHODS 102 children and adolescents in outpatient psychotherapy and their parents filled out the SCARED and Youth Self Report/Child Behaviour Checklist (YSR/CBCL). RESULTS The German SCARED showe...

This study investigated whether parent-adolescent disagreement regarding adolescents' behavioral and emotional problems predicted adverse outcome. A Dutch sample of 15- to 18-year-olds was prospectively followed across a 4-year interval. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL: T. M. Achenbach, 1997) and Youth Self-Report (YSR; T. M. Achenbach, 1991b) were administered at initial assessment, and the...

The concurrent and predictive validity of the Adolescent Drug Abuse Diagnosis (ADAD) in the Psychological status and problem area was examined for two adolescent groups: a non-clinical population of 121 Swedish adolescents (62 girls and 59 boys) aged 15 to17 years and a clinical population of 31 adolescents (14 girls and 17 boys) aged 12 to 19 years detained in special youth homes. Concurrent v...

The current study investigated the connection between aggression and the perception of threat in a group of children with learning and behavior problems (N = 103). Aggression was assessed by means of the aggressive behavior subscales of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Teacher Report Form (TRF), and Youth Self-Report (YSR). Perception of threat was measured by studying children's reactions ...

Validated brief screening instruments are needed to improve the detection of anxiety disorders in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The Screen for Child Anxiety-Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED), a 41-item parent- and self-reported scale measuring anxiety, was compared to the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) scales. One hundred participants with a clinical diagnosis of ...

Erasmus universiteit Rotterdam; 1996. 30. Verhulst FC, Van der Ende J, Koot HM. Handleiding voor de Teacher’s Report Form (TRF) [Manual for the Teacher’s Report Form (TRF)]. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Afdeling kinder-en jeugdpsychiatrie, Sophia Kinderziekenhuis/Academisch ziekenhuis Rotterdam/Erasmus universiteit Rotterdam; 1997. 31. Verhulst FC, Van der Ende J, Koot HM. Handleiding voor de Yo...

OBJECTIVE Evaluate the reliability and validity of the Youth Self-Report (YSR) as a screening tool for mental health problems among young people vulnerable to HIV in Ethiopia. DESIGN A cross-sectional assessment of young people currently receiving social services. METHODS Young people age 15-18 participated in a study where a translated and adapted version of the YSR was administered by tra...