Research Papers

Reliability of self report questionnaires for epidemiological investigations of adolescent mental health in Cape Town, South Africa

Published in: Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Volume 23 , issue 2 , 2011 , pages: 119–128

DOI: 10.2989/17280583.2011.634551

Author(s): Catherine Rothon Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK , StephenA Stansfeld Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK , Cathy Mathews Health Systems Research Unit, Medical Research Council, Cape Town; and School of Public Health and Family Medicine, South Africa , Arlene Kleinhans Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, South Africa , Charlotte Clark Centre for Psychiatry, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, UK , Crick Lund Centre for Public Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, South Africa , AlanJ Flisher Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, South Africa

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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to assess the reliability of a number of self report questionnaires for epidemiological investigations of adolescents’ mental health in Cape Town, South Africa. The scales used were: the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ), Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-esteem Questionnaire (SEQ), Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) and Multi-Dimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS).

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