The Me and My School Questionnaire: Examining the Cross-Cultural Validity of a Children's Self-Report Mental Health Measure

Autor/inn/en	Moffa, Kathryn; Wagle, Rhea; Dowdy, Erin; Palikara, Olympia; Castro, Susana; Dougherty, Danielle; Furlong, Michael J.
Titel	The Me and My School Questionnaire: Examining the Cross-Cultural Validity of a Children's Self-Report Mental Health Measure
Quelle	In: International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 9 (2021) 1, S.31-41 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Palikara, Olympia) ORCID (Castro, Susana)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2168-3603
DOI	10.1080/21683603.2019.1650858
Schlagwörter	Questionnaires; Mental Health; Test Validity; Elementary School Students; Emotional Problems; Behavior Problems; Screening Tests; Factor Structure; Test Reliability; Cultural Differences; Foreign Countries; Bullying; Victims; United States; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fragebogen; Psychohygiene; Testvalidität; Screening-Verfahren; Faktorenstruktur; Testreliabilität; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausland; Mobbing; Victim; Opfer; USA; Großbritannien
Abstract	The Me and My School Questionnaire (M&MS) is a brief self-report measure of elementary school students' (ages 8-12) social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. As there is a need for brief self-report screening measures for students in elementary, or primary, school, this study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the M&MS for elementary school students in the United States (U.S.; N = 784) and the U.K. (N = 538). Results replicated its two-factor structure (emotional difficulties and behavioral difficulties) with both samples. Convergent and discriminant validity, test-retest reliability, and measurement invariance for girls and boys were examined in the U.S. sample. Partial measurement invariance was established when comparing factor structures of the U.S. and U.K. samples. Implications for mental health monitoring, and for comparative international research are discussed. [For the corresponding grantee submission, see ED603450.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01