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Validation of the Short Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Screener (SOCS) in children and adolescents

Title:
Validation of the Short Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Screener (SOCS) in children and adolescents
Authors:
Piqueras, Jose A  
Rodríguez-Jiménez, Tíscar  
Ortiz, Ana G.
Moreno, Elena
Lázaro, Luisa
Godoy, Antonio
Editor:
Cambridge University Press
Department:
Departamentos de la UMH::Psicología de la Salud
Issue Date:
2015
URI:
https://hdl.handle.net/11000/35947
Abstract:
Background The Short Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Screener (SOCS) is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence as a suitable and validated screening tool for 11- to 15-year olds. Despite its excellent sensitivity and specificity in detecting obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), it has limitations. Aims To empirically examine whether the SOCS is suitable for assessing OCD symptoms across a wide age range of children and adolescents and to provide new data about its psychometric properties. Method Participants were 94 patients (9–19 years) with OCD, and 880 healthy controls. Results The results supported the SOCS’ unidimensional factor structure and metric invariance across samples. It showed good reliability in terms of internal consistency and temporal stability. Furthermore, it had significantly high correlations with other OCD measures and an acceptable sensitivity and specificity for detecting OCD. Conclusions The SOCS is a brief screening tool suitable for detecting OCD in children and adolescents.
Knowledge area:
CDU: Filosofía y psicología: Psicología
Type of document:
info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Access rights:
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.000695
Appears in Collections:
Artículos- Psicología de la Salud



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