Journal article
Validation of a short adaptation of the Mood and Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire (MASQ) in adolescents and young adults
Ashleigh Lin, Alison R Yung, Johanna TW Wigman, Eoin Killackey, Gennady Baksheev, Klaas J Wardenaar
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH | ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD | Published : 2014
Abstract
The Mood and Anxiety Symptoms Questionnaire (MASQ) was developed to measure the symptom-dimensions of the tripartite model of anxiety and depression. A 30-item short adaptation of the MASQ (MASQ-D30) was previously developed and validated in adult psychiatric outpatients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the MASQ-D30 in a sample of adolescents and young adults. Help-seeking adolescents from Australia (N=147; mean age: 17.7 years; 58.8% female) completed the original, 90-item MASQ. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was used to evaluate the construct validity (a 3-factor structure) of the original MASQ and the MASQ-D30. Internal consistencies and co..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by the Colonial Foundation (Australia). Prof Yung is the recipient of a NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship. We would like to acknowledge Catherine Godfrey for her role in data collection.