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Brown, Joshua Travis; Volk, Fred; Gearhart, Gabrielle L. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: This study seeks to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Ottawa Self-Injury Inventory-Functions (OSI-F) for assessing nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI), a condition for further study in the DSM-5. Participants: Participants included 345 students who indicated a history of self-injury in a university counseling center over six…
Descriptors: Self Destructive Behavior, Injuries, College Students, Predictor Variables
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Culhane, Sara E.; Taussig, Heather N. – Social Work Research, 2009
Studies of adolescent community samples suggest that substance use, risky sexual behavior, delinquency, and other problem behaviors can be explained in part by a single, underlying factor or syndrome. Of current interest is the generalizability of these findings to subgroups or special populations of youths who may be at high risk for problem…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
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O'Hare, Thomas; Shen, Ce; Sherrer, Margaret – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
Objective: Interview data collected from 275 clients with severe mental illnesses are used to test the construct and criterion validity of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale (PSS). Method: First, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses are used to test whether the scale reflects the posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Disorders, Predictive Validity