Psychological Disease
Conditions
Keywords
clinical interview
Brief summary
The Kleinkind-DIPS (Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen für Kleinkinder) is a structured interview to assess a variety of the most frequent psychological problems in babies and preschoolers, e.g. feeding or sleeping problems, anxiety disorders. It is administered by a trained clinician with one of the primary carers. In this study, its acceptance, reliability and validity will be tested in a clinical and non-clinical sample.
Detailed description
The Kleinkind- DIPS (Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen für Kleinkinder) is a structured interview to assess a variety of the most frequent psychological of the most frequent psychological problems in babies and preschoolers, e.g. feeding or sleeping problems, anxiety disorders. It is administered by a trained clinician with one of the primary carers. In this study, its acceptance, reliability and validity will be tested in a clinical and non-clinical sample. Parts of the interview are adapted from the Kinder-DIPS, for which information on acceptance, reliability and validity are available. The aim of the present study is to test the interviews acceptance, reliability and validity in both a clinical and a non-clinical sample.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Ruhr University of Bochum
Study design
Observational model
FAMILY_BASED
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
0 Months to 71 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
sufficient knowledge of the German language -
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Kleinkind-DIPS | within one week of the other measures | structured interview for parents of preschoolers |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Fragebogen zum Schreien, Füttern, Schlafen (SFS) | within one week of the other measures; only for parents of children aged 18 months or younger | Questionnaire assessing feeding, sleeping and crying in young infants, three subscales: feeding problems, sleep problems, coregulation; scores (means) ranging from 1-4, higher scores indicate more problems |
| Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) | within one week of the other measures; | Questionnaire assessing depression, anxiety and stress of the parents, higher scores indicate higher stress or psychopathology; depression scores range from 0-28; stress scores 0-34, anxiety 0-20; |
| Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) | within one week of the other measures; only for parents of children aged 18 months or older | Questionnaire assessing internalizing and externalizing problems in children; 5 sub scales of which 4 capture problems (e.g. emotional difficulties, conduct problems) and one scale which captures prosocial behaviour; For each of the 5 scales the score can range from 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating more problems and more prosocial behaviour |
| Parental sense of control (PSCO) | within one week of the other measures; | Questionnaire assessing self-efficacy and sense of control of the parents; Two subsacles: efficacy and satisfaction; means between 1-6. A higher score indicates a higher parenting sense of competency. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Acceptance of the Interview | within one week after being interviewed | Questionnaire assessing parents perception of the interview, 10 Items assessing 5 positive and 5 negative attitudes towards the interview, higher scores indicate higher endorsement. One additional item assessing global satisfaction with the interview on a scale from 0-100, higher scores indicate higher satisfaction. |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed