Assessing functional impairment in youth: development of the adolescent life interference scale for internalizing symptoms (ALIS-I)

Carolyn A. Schniering; Miriam K. Forbes; Ronald M. Rapee; Viviana M. Wuthrich; Alexander H. Queen; Jill Ehrenreich-May

doi:10.1007/s10578-021-01241-3

Assessing functional impairment in youth: development of the adolescent life interference scale for internalizing symptoms (ALIS-I)

Carolyn A. Schniering^*, Miriam K. Forbes, Ronald M. Rapee^*, Viviana M. Wuthrich, Alexander H. Queen, Jill Ehrenreich-May

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This study described the psychometric properties of a self-report measure of functional impairment related to anxiety and depression in adolescents, the Adolescent Life Interference Scale for Internalizing symptoms (ALIS-I). A clinical sample of 266 adolescents and a community sample of 63 adolescents, aged 11 to 18 years (Mean = 14.7, SD = 1.71) completed the ALIS-I and additional measures assessing internalizing problems. Exploratory factor analyses indicated four distinct but correlated factors of life interference related to personal withdrawal/avoidance, peer problems, problems with study/work, and somatic symptoms. Reliability and retest reliability (8–12 weeks) of the total score were high and psychometric properties of the subscales were acceptable. The ALIS-I effectively discriminated between clinical and community control groups, and expected correlations were shown between ALIS-I subscales and other related symptom measures. The ALIS-I is a promising instrument for the assessment of functional impairment related to internalizing disorders in youth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	508–519
Number of pages	12
Journal	Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Volume	54
Issue number	2
Early online date	16 Oct 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01241-3
Publication status	Published - Apr 2023

Keywords

internalizing disorders
anxiety
depression
psychometrics
assessment

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