Methodological Article: A Brief Taxometrics Primer

Autor/in	Beauchaine, Theodore P.
Titel	Methodological Article: A Brief Taxometrics Primer
Quelle	In: Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 36 (2007) 4, S.654-676 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1537-4416
Schlagwörter	Identification; Psychopathology; Adolescents; Etiology; Classification; Mental Disorders; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Simulation; Research Methodology; Psychological Studies; Data Analysis; Error of Measurement; Measurement Techniques + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Identifikation; Identifizierung; Psychopathologie; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Ätiologie; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Auswertung; Messfehler; Messtechnik
Abstract	Taxometric procedures provide an empirical means of determining which psychiatric disorders are typologically distinct from normal behavioral functioning. Although most disorders reflect extremes along continuously distributed behavioral traits, identifying those that are discrete has important implications for accurate diagnosis, effective treatment, early identification of risk, and improved understanding of etiology. This article provides (a) brief descriptions of the conceptual bases of several taxometric procedures, (b) example analyses using simulated data, and (c) strategies for avoiding common pitfalls that are often observed in taxometrics research. To date, most taxometrics studies have appeared in the adult psychopathology literature. It is hoped that this primer will encourage interested readers to extend taxometrics research to child and adolescent populations. (Contains 8 figures and 6 footnotes.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10