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Table 3 Validation psychometric properties

From: Validation of cross-cultural child mental health and psychosocial research instruments: adapting the Depression Self-Rating Scale and Child PTSD Symptom Scale in Nepal

  

DSRS (18 items)

CPSS (17 items)

No indication to treat group (n = 134)

Mean (SD)

11.0 (3.2)

16.5 (5.8)

Indication to treat group (n = 28)

Mean (SD)

15.6 (4.1)

22.6 (6.4)

Group Differences

T-test

6.52

5.00

 

p-value

<. 001

<. 001

Psychometrics

AUC

0.82

0.77

 

Cutoff score

≥ 14

≥ 20

 

Sensitivity

0.71

0.68

 

Specificity

0.81

0.73

 

Positive Predictive Value

0.36

0.35

 

Negative Predictive Value

0.95

0.92

 

Reliability (Cronbach's alpha)

0.67

0.86

 

Test-Retest Reliability

0.80

0.85