Psychometric Properties of the Jordan's Attention Deficit Disorder Indexes

Subject Areas : Psychological Models and Methods

N. Sohrabi ¹ , A. BehPajooh ² , B. Ghobari Bonab ³

1 - استادیار دانشکده ی علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد مرودشت
2 - دانشیار دانشکده ی علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی دانشگاه تهران
3 - دانشیار دانشکده ی علوم تربیتی و روانشناسی دانشگاه تهران

Received: 2015-12-15 Accepted : 2015-12-15 Published : 2010-09-23

Keywords: Attention Deficit Disorder, DSM, Jordan's Indexes,

Abstract :

The aim: The aim of the study was to exam the psychometric properties of the Jordan's Attention Deficit Disorder Indexes (Jordan's ADDI). Method: The sample of the study consisted of 1219 elementary school students (636 boys and 583 girls). The sampling method was cluster sampling. In this study DSM IV indexes and Jordan's ADDI (parent and teacher forms) were used for data gathering. One hundred seventy eight students were selected from main sample (87 with and 87 without attention deficit) based on DSM IV index. Results: The results of the study revealed that the Jordan's ADDI forms (parent and teacher form) have acceptable reliability and validity for Iranian students. Alpha coefficient of parent and teacher form of Jordan's ADDI showed a good internal consistency. Also the correlation coefficient between parent form and teacher form showed a good convergent validity. The result of the study showed that there are negative significant correlations between both forms of Jordan's ADDI with academic performance. In sum, the study showed the properties of the Jordan's ADDI (both forms) for Iranian students.