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Psychometrische Charakteristika der deutschen Version des Young Adult Self-Report (YASR)

Published Online:June 06, 2011https://doi.org/10.1026/1616-3443/a000073

Abstract

Zusammenfassung. Der Young Adult Self-Report (YASR) erfasst behaviorale und emotionale Symptome bei jungen Erwachsenen im Alter von 18 bis 30 Jahre. Das Hauptziel der vorliegenden Studie war die Überprüfung der psychometrischen Qualität der deutschen Version des YASR auf der Basis von Daten aus einer großen epidemiologischen Stichprobe junger Erwachsener in der Schweiz (N = 951; Durchschnittsalter = 19.8, SD = 1.6; 56.3% Frauen). Die syndromale Struktur der amerikanischen Originalversion wurde in den Stichprobendaten mittels konfirmatorischer Faktorenanalyse gut repliziert. Mit Ausnahme der Skala Schizoid/zwanghaftes Denken sind alle Skalen für Forschungszwecke ausreichend zuverlässig. Aufgrund mangelnder interner Konsistenz einzelner Skalen müssen individuelle Testergebnisse mit Vorsicht interpretiert werden.


Psychometric characteristics of the German version of the Young Adult Self-Report (YASR)

Abstract. The Young Adult Self-Report (YASR) assesses behavioural and emotional symptoms in young adults aged 18 to 30 years. The main objective of the present study was the examination of the psychometric quality of the German version of the YASR based on data from a large epidemiological sample of young Swiss adults (N = 951; Mean age = 19.8, SD = 1.6; 56.3% females). The syndromal structure of the US-American original was well reproduced in the sample data by use of confirmatory factor analysis. Except for the scale measuring Schizoid/obsessive Thoughts, all scales are sufficiently reliable for research use. Due to insufficient internal consistency of some of the scales, individual test results of the German version have to be interpreted with caution.

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