Konstrukt- und Kriteriumsvalidität einer deutschen Version des Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) zur Identifikation von Kindern mit Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-/ Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (ADHS)
Abstract
Exekutive Dysfunktionen werden als wesentliche und einflussreiche Defizite bei Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungen (ADHS) beurteilt. Bisher gibt es jedoch kein psychometrisch robustes deutschsprachiges Fremdbeurteilungsinstrument zur Erfassung exekutiver (Dys‐) Funktionen im Kindesalter. Das Hauptziel dieser Studie war daher die Validierung der psychometrischen Struktur einer deutschsprachigen Version des Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) an einer Stichprobe von 149 Kindern im Alter von 6 bis 10 Jahren mit und ohne ADHS. Die Ergebnisse bestätigten die Zweifaktoren-Struktur der englischsprachigen Originalarbeit mit den Indexwerten Verhaltensregulation und Metakognition. Sensitivität (76 %) und Spezifität (84 %) der deutschen Version des BRIEF bei der Vorhersage der Gruppenzugehörigkeit von Kindern mit und ohne ADHS waren vergleichbar mit der Originalarbeit und zeigten den klinischen Nutzen des Verfahrens auf.
Executive dysfunctions are a core symptom of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Nonetheless, there is a lack of diagnostic instruments for the parent and/or teacher assessment of children’s executive (dys‐) functions that are psychometrically robust and available in German-language. The main aim of this work is to validate the psychometric structure of the German-language version of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (BRIEF) on a sample of 149 children, aged between 6 and 10 years with and without ADHD. The results are promising and confirm the two-factor-structure of the original work (i. e., Behavior Regulation Index, Metacognition Index). Importantly, the German version of the BRIEF was found to be of high diagnostic sensitivity. Rates of Sensitivity (76 %) and specifity (84 %) for classification of children into those with and without ADHS were reached by using the Global Executive Composite Score.
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