Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire-Child Self-Report
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING, cilt.46, sa.2, ss.369-384, 2024 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10447-024-09544-5
- Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Educational research abstracts (ERA), ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.369-384
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Child and adolescent mental health, Depression, MFQ, Psychometrics, Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire-Child Self Report (SMFQ-C; 13-item) was developed to assess depression among children and adolescents. The SMFQ-C is one of the widely used instruments due to its easy administration, open-access feature, and good psychometric properties. The present study attempted to investigate psychometric properties of the Turkish translated version of the SMFQ-C with a total of 428 children and adolescents, between ages 9 and 17. To analyze data, independent samples t-tests, ANOVA, Cronbach's alpha statistics, Pearson's correlations, and confirmatory factor analysis were utilized. Our study findings suggested that the test-retest reliability of the 13-item Turkish SMFQ-C was significant, and there were favorable evidences for both convergent and discriminant evidence. Confirmatory factor analysis supported that the Turkish version of the SMFQ-C has appropriate psychometric properties for utilization, including reasonably good fit of the model with a Cronbach's alpha value of .89. Group comparison analyses revealed that female students and high school students scored significantly higher on the Turkish SMFQ-C. We concluded that the Turkish translated version of the SMFQ-C is a reliable and valid tool for rapid screening of depression among non-clinical, Turkish-speaking children and youth.