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  • Title: Evidence for the reliability and preliminary validity of the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale v1.1 (ASRS v1.1) Screener in an adolescent community sample.
    Author: Green JG, DeYoung G, Wogan ME, Wolf EJ, Lane KL, Adler LA.
    Journal: Int J Methods Psychiatr Res; 2019 Mar; 28(1):e1751. PubMed ID: 30407687.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVES: There is a need for brief and publicly-available assessments of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) easily administered in large-scale survey efforts monitoring symptoms among adolescents. The ADHD Self-Report Scale v1.1 (ASRS; Kessler et al., 2005) Screener, a six-item measure of ADHD symptoms, is a valid and reliable screening instrument for ADHD among adults. The current study provides initial evidence for the reliability and validity of the ASRS Screener among a community sample of U.S. adolescents. METHODS: Middle and high school students in grades 6 through 12 (N = 2,472) completed the ASRS Screener, along with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; Goodman, 2001) and several questions about school functioning. RESULTS: The ASRS Screener demonstrated good internal consistency, with items captured by a single underlying latent variable, which was invariant across subsamples differing by gender. The ASRS Screener scores were associated with the SDQ subscale measuring hyperactivity/inattention (r = 0.58) and significantly less strongly associated with other SDQ subscale scores (r = -0.15-0.41). The ASRS Screener scores were also significantly associated with student-reported school functioning. CONCLUSION: Findings suggest directions for future research and provide preliminary support for use of the ASRS Screener as a brief tool for identifying symptoms of ADHD among adolescents.
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