Soo Jin Kim; Chung Sook Lee; Young Ran Kweon; Mi Ra Oh; Bo Young Kim

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Test of Validity and Reliability of the Adolescent Mental Problem Questionnaire for Korean High School Students: Soo Jin Kim, Chung Sook Lee, Young Ran Kweon, Mi Ra Oh, Bo Young Kim; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2009;39(5):700-708.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2009.39.5.700
Published online: October 31, 2009

¹Professor, College of Nursing, Chonnam National University Chonnam National University Research Institute of Nursing Science, Gwangju, Korea.

²Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.

³Part-time Lecturer, Department of Statistics, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.

⁴Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse, Gwangju Namgu Mental Health Center, Gwangju, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kweon, Young-Ran. Department of Nursing, Chosun University, 375 Seoseok-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju 501-759, Korea. Tel: 82-62-230-6325, Fax: 82-62-230-6329, yrk@chosun.ac.kr

• Received: April 2, 2009 • Accepted: September 18, 2009

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Abstract

Purpose
This study was done to test the validity and reliability of the Adolescent Mental Problem Questionnaire (AMPQ) for Korean high school students.
Methods
The AMPQ was designed to assess adolescents' mental health status and problem behavior (Ahn, 2006). A methodological study design was used with exploratory factor analysis, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and a fitness of the modified model for validity. Also, Cronbach's alpha coefficients and alternative-form method for reliability were used. AMPQ was tested with a sample of 36,313 high school students. The participants consisted of 18,701 males and 17,612 females.
Results
Seven factors were extracted through factor analysis: 'Psychiatric problems', 'Delinquency', 'Academic troubles', 'Family problems', 'Hazardous behavior', 'Harmful circumstance', 'Eating problems'. These factors explained 51.1% of the total variance. The fitness of the modified model was good (χ²=38,413.76, Goodness of Fit Index [GFI]=.94, Adjusted Goodness of Fit Index [AGFI]=.93, Comparative Fit Index [CFI]=.95, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation [RMSEA]=.05), and concurrent validity with Korea-Youth Self-Report [K-YSR] was .63. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the 31 items was .85.
Conclusion
The results of present study suggest that the modified AMPQ instrument may be useful for efficiently assessing mental health status and problem behavior in late adolescent, high school students.
Keywords: Adolescent; AMPQ; Validity; Reliability

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Figure 1

Result of confirmatory factor analysis (structure of factor). S1=internal problems; S2=external problems; F1=psychiatric problems; F2=delinquency; F3=academic troubles; F4=family problems; F5=hazardous behavior; F6=harmful circumstance; F7=eating problems.

Table 1

Result of Factor Analysis (Principal Axis Factoring-Varimax)

^*Factor 1=psychiatric problems; Factor 2=delinquency; Factor 3=academic troubles; Factor 4=family problems; Factor 5=hazardous behavior; Factor 6=harmful circumstance; Factor 7=eating problems; ^†A=psychiatric problems; B=academic troubles; C=family problems; D=lose of control; E=delinquency 1; F=delinquency 2; G=sexual act; H=sexual need; ^‡Different items compared with original instrument suggested by Ahn.

Table 2

Correlations among Factors

Table 3

Concurrent Validity of AMPQ

AMPQ=adolescent mental problem questionnaire; K-YSR=Korea-youth self-report.

Table 4

Reliability Tests of Internal Consistency

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Test of Validity and Reliability of the Adolescent Mental Problem Questionnaire for Korean High School Students

J Korean Acad Nurs. 2009;39(5):700-708. Published online October 31, 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2009.39.5.700

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Test of Validity and Reliability of the Adolescent Mental Problem Questionnaire for Korean High School Students

Figure 1 Result of confirmatory factor analysis (structure of factor). S1=internal problems; S2=external problems; F1=psychiatric problems; F2=delinquency; F3=academic troubles; F4=family problems; F5=hazardous behavior; F6=harmful circumstance; F7=eating problems.

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Test of Validity and Reliability of the Adolescent Mental Problem Questionnaire for Korean High School Students

Table 1

Result of Factor Analysis (Principal Axis Factoring-Varimax)

Table 2

Correlations among Factors

Table 3

Concurrent Validity of AMPQ

AMPQ=adolescent mental problem questionnaire; K-YSR=Korea-youth self-report.

Table 4

Reliability Tests of Internal Consistency

Table 1 Result of Factor Analysis (Principal Axis Factoring-Varimax)

Table 2 Correlations among Factors

Table 3 Concurrent Validity of AMPQ

AMPQ=adolescent mental problem questionnaire; K-YSR=Korea-youth self-report.

Table 4 Reliability Tests of Internal Consistency