Incremental Validity in the Psychological Assessment of Children and Adolescents.
- 1 December 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Psychological Assessment
- Vol. 15 (4) , 496-507
- https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.15.4.496
Abstract
Incremental validity in the process of psychological assessment of children and adolescents is explored. The authors highlight the dependence of the incremental validity of assessment information on factors such as goal of assessment, other information available, base rate of the problem or outcome, age or gender of the child, and type of problem being assessed. The authors discuss the incremental validity of assessment information from alternate sources, methods, and constructs. In view of the limited number of studies directly relevant to incremental validity in child clinical assessments, the authors call for more clinically relevant research. To have the greatest impact on child and adolescent services, this research must be readily generalized and immediately relevant to actual clinical practice.Keywords
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