Assessing Functional Impairment in Youth: Development of the Adolescent Life Interference Scale for Internalizing Symptoms (ALIS-I).


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C. Schniering, M. Forbes, R. Rapee, V. Wuthrich, A. H. Queen, J. Ehrenreich-May
Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2021


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Schniering, C., Forbes, M., Rapee, R., Wuthrich, V., Queen, A. H., & Ehrenreich-May, J. (2021). Assessing Functional Impairment in Youth: Development of the Adolescent Life Interference Scale for Internalizing Symptoms (ALIS-I). Child Psychiatry and Human Development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01241-3


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Schniering, C., M. Forbes, R. Rapee, V. Wuthrich, A. H. Queen, and J. Ehrenreich-May. “Assessing Functional Impairment in Youth: Development of the Adolescent Life Interference Scale for Internalizing Symptoms (ALIS-I).” Child Psychiatry and Human Development (2021).


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Schniering, C., et al. “Assessing Functional Impairment in Youth: Development of the Adolescent Life Interference Scale for Internalizing Symptoms (ALIS-I).” Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2021, doi:10.1007/s10578-021-01241-3.


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@article{c2021a,
  title = {Assessing Functional Impairment in Youth: Development of the Adolescent Life Interference Scale for Internalizing Symptoms (ALIS-I).},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Child Psychiatry and Human Development},
  doi = {10.1007/s10578-021-01241-3},
  author = {Schniering, C. and Forbes, M. and Rapee, R. and Wuthrich, V. and Queen, A. H. and Ehrenreich-May, J.}
}

Abstract

This study described the psychometric properties of a self-report measure of functional impairment related to anxiety and depression in adolescents, the Adolescent Life Interference Scale for Internalizing symptoms (ALIS-I). A clinical sample of 266 adolescents and a community sample of 63 adolescents, aged 11 to 18 years (Mean = 14.7, SD = 1.71) completed the ALIS-I and additional measures assessing internalizing problems. Exploratory factor analyses indicated four distinct but correlated factors of life interference related to personal withdrawal/avoidance, peer problems, problems with study/work, and somatic symptoms. Reliability and retest reliability (8-12 weeks) of the total score were high and psychometric properties of the subscales were acceptable. The ALIS-I effectively discriminated between clinical and community control groups, and expected correlations were shown between ALIS-I subscales and other related symptom measures. The ALIS-I is a promising instrument for the assessment of functional impairment related to internalizing disorders in youth.


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