Mahbobeh Keshtkar
Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Rodehen Branch, Tehran, IranPublications
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Original Article
Psychometric Assessment of the Yale–Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale—Second Edition
Author(s): Samira Masumian, Abouzar Nouri Talemi, Hooman Yaghmaeezadeh, Mahbobeh Keshtkar, Zeinab Bahram Beigi, Ali Asghar Asgharnejadfarid* and Sahel Simiyari
Objectives: The aim was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the Yale–Brown Obsessive- Compulsive Scale—Second Edition. Method: The sum of 150 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was selected via convenient sampling. Data gathering was done using Yale–Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale—Second Edition (Y-BOCS-II), Symptom Checklist-90- Revised (SCL-90-R) and Vancouver Obsessional Compulsive Inventory (VOCI). Reliability coefficients were calculated by Cronbach's alpha and test-retest reliability. For validity assessment, concurrent criterion-related validity in correlation with VOCI and SCL-90-R, and construct validity (Confirmatory factor analysis) were executed. Results: The results showed that the severity factors and the previous symptoms of t.. Read More»