The relevance of the multiple criterion screen to an adolescent population

The 4th- and 5th-year pupils of four large comprehensive schools, which were broadly typical of the schools serving an urban population, were screened using a multiple criterion approach. The screen results were compared with those found in a younger population drawn from the same area, and a simila...

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Published in:Psychological medicine 1985-08, Vol.15 (3), p.661-670
Main Authors: Place, Maurice, Kolvin, Israel, Macmillan, Angus, Nicol, Rory
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Biological and medical sciences
Educational psychology
England
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Orientation. Evaluation
Personality Inventory
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sex Factors
Social Desirability
Sociometric Techniques
Teaching
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Summary:The 4th- and 5th-year pupils of four large comprehensive schools, which were broadly typical of the schools serving an urban population, were screened using a multiple criterion approach. The screen results were compared with those found in a younger population drawn from the same area, and a similar rate of efficiency was found. However, in the adolescent age group the screen was more accurate at detecting true negative cases (specificity) but less able to identify true positive cases (sensitivity). Overall, the multiple criterion screen proved more efficient than a variety of single screen criteria, and the findings also suggest that certain screen measures used in adolescence may be more effective at identifying disturbed girls while others are more effective at identifying disturbed boys. This confirms the principle that the choice of screening instruments must be made with reference to their proposed use.
ISSN:0033-2917
1469-8978
DOI:10.1017/S0033291700031512