ABSTRACT

This study investigated the psychometric properties of a Persian translation of the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function(BRIEF2) in 253 children with ADHD in Iran (137 boys, 116 girls)ages 8 to 12 years old (M = 10.04; SD = 1.42). The parents of the children completed the Persian BRIEF2 and the Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory (CHEXI). The findings indicated that the Persian version of BRIEF2 had good reliability (internal and test-retest) and satisfactory to good validity (convergent and construct). With respect to its construct validity, confirmatory factor analysis revealed that a three-factor solution was the best model fit for the nine subscales of the BRIEF2, which supports the valid interpretation of the three BRIEF2 indexes in the Persian BRIEF2. These findings support the clinical relevance of the Persian BRIEF in Iranian children with ADHD, as well as the multidimensional nature of executive functions.

摘要

本研究调查了伊朗 253 名 8 至 12 岁的 ADHD 儿童（137 名男孩，116 名女孩）执行功能行为评定量表 (BRIEF2) 的波斯语翻译的心理测量学特性（M = 10.04；SD = 1.42)。孩子的父母完成了波斯语BRIEF2和儿童执行功能量表（CHEXI）。结果表明，波斯语版本的 Brief2 具有良好的信度（内部和重测）和良好的效度（收敛性和结构性）。关于其结构效度，验证性因素分析表明，三因素解决方案是适合BRIEF2 的九个分量表的最佳模型，这支持了波斯BRIEF2 中三个BRIEF2 指数的有效解释。这些发现支持波斯简报在伊朗多动症儿童中的临床相关性，以及执行功能的多维性质。