Qualidades psicométricas da escala de atividade de Werry-Weiss-Peters: estudo preliminar da versão portuguesa

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Seabra-Santos, Maria João Azevedo, Andreia Fernandes Gaspar, Maria Filomena Major, Sofia Almeida, Ana Sofia Eugénio, Susana
Copyright Year	2017
Abstract	EnglishEarly screening and referral of children at risk for Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder are a challenge for primary care physicians, pediatricians, psychologists, and child psychiatrists aiming to interrupt deviant developmental trajectories. This p aper analyses psychometric characteristics of the Portuguese version of the Werry - Weiss - Peters Activity Scale (Routh, 1978), that assesses children’s activity level in family context. Based on a normative sample of 340 children aged 3 to 11, and a sample o f 157 children aged 3 to 6 at risk for disruptive behavior problems, the validity of a single scale score was demonstrated, as well as high internal consistency, stability across time and capacity to discriminate between children with and without disruptiv e behavior. Results were analyzed according to children’s gender and age. The Portuguese version of the WWP Scale shows evidence of good reliability and validity, and may therefore be a potentially useful screening measure of hyperactivity for professional s and researchers. portuguesO rastreio e encaminhamento precoces de criancas em risco de Perturbacao de Hiperatividade/ Defice de Atencao constituem desafios para medicos de cuidados primarios, pediatras, psicologos e pedopsiquiatras, interessados em interromper trajetorias de desenvolvimento desadaptativas. Este artigo analisa caracteristicas psicometricas da versao portuguesa da Werry - Weiss - Peters Activity Scale (Routh, 1978), que avalia o nivel de atividade de criancas em contexto familiar. Com base numa amostra normativa de 340 criancas (3 - 11 anos) e numa amostra de 157 criancas (3 - 6 anos) em risco de pro blemas de comportamento disruptivo, foi demonstrada a validade de uma pontuacao unica para o conjunto da escala, elevada consistencia interna, estabilidade temporal e capacidade para discriminar entre criancas com e sem problemas de comportamento. Os resul tados foram analisados em funcao do sexo e idade. A versao portuguesa da Escala WWP demonstrou bons indices de precisao e validade, sendo um instrumento de rastreio da hiperatividade potencialmente util para profissionais e investigadores.
Starting Page	131
Ending Page	145
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.21865/RIDEP44.2.11
Volume Number	44
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.aidep.org/sites/default/files/2017-09/R44-Art11.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.21865/RIDEP44.2.11
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article