Måleegenskaper ved den norske versjonen av Hopkins Symptom Checklist-5 (HSCL-5)

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Sondre Aasen RKBU Vest - Regionalt kunnskapssenter for barn og unge https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3179-1277
Susann Dahl Pettersen Regionalt kunnskapssenter for barn og unge – Nord, UiT Norges arktiske universitet https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8108-2922

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Generell psykisk helse, Ungdom

Abstract

Description: The Hopkins Symptom Checklist-5 (HSCL-5) is a brief measurement tool for psychological distress. HSCL-5 consists of five items addressing the respondent’s symptoms of anxiety and depression over the past two weeks. The instrument was developed by Tambs and Moum as a short version of HSCL-25. Originally, HSCL-5 was developed to assess symptoms in adults for research purposes, but it has also been used in studies on adolescents. The purpose of this systematic review was to summarize findings from studies that have examined the psychometric properties of HSCL-5 when administered to children and adolescents.

A Literature search: A systematic literature search resulted in the inclusion of 26 scientific articles and one master’s thesis (from n = 8 unique data sources). All of these studies were based on Norwegian samples, with a predominant majority from the Ung-HUNT surveys of adolescents aged 13–19 years. No Swedish or Danish publications met the inclusion criteria.

Psychometrics: The findings show that HSCL-5 demonstrates sufficient to good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha values ranging from 0.79 to 0.84) in Norwegian adolescents and young adults. Several studies report mean scores and standard deviations for a general adolescent population and certain subgroups. The construct validity of the tool is insufficiently documented, and its criterion validity has only been examined in a student population.

Conclusion: In adolescent samples, the Norwegian version of HSCL-5 demonstrates sufficient to good internal consistency and appears to differentiate between groups expected to exhibit varying levels of psychological distress. However, the instrument’s construct validity, including its factor structure, convergent and criterion validity, as well as its measurement invariance across subgroups such as gender and age, has not been documented for children and adolescents. Overall, the review concludes that there is limited information on the psychometric properties of HSCL-5 when administered to adolescents and no available evidence regarding its properties when used with children.

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