• Examining the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Social Aptitudes Scale in two clinical samples 

      Kaiser, Sabine; Mathiassen, Børge; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Arnesen, Yngvild; Halvorsen, Marianne Berg (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-08-03)
      Background - Few studies have examined the psychometric properties of the Social Aptitudes Scale (SAS). The study aims of the current paper were to examine the internal consistency and the validity of the Norwegian SAS.<p> <p>Methods - Parents of children from a clinical neuropediatric sample (N = 257) and from a clinical sample from child and adolescent’s mental health services (N = 804) filled ...
    • The psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Social Responsiveness Scale in a neuropediatric sample 

      Kaiser, Sabine; Bergquist, Kjersti Åby; Halvorsen, Marianne Berg (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-29)
      Background: The current study is an examination of the psychometric properties of the Norwegian Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), a measure of deficits in social behavior, in a neuropediatric outpatient sample of children and adolescents with neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders.<p> <p>Method: The internal consistency of the SRS, the convergent validity of the SRS with the Vineland Adaptive ...
    • SIBS Søskenprosjektet 

      Halvorsen, Marianne Berg; Lauritzen, Camilla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-07-17)
      Denne artikkelen oppsummerer kunnskapen om effekten av søskenintervensjonen SIBS til barn med kroniske helsetilstander. Intervensjonen baserer seg på familiesystemisk teori med elementer fra resiliensteori, familiekommunikasjon, forståelse av sykdom og helsekunnskap samt kognitiv atferdsterapi. Intervensjonen er et manualbasert gruppetiltak der søsken og en forelder deltar over fem økter. Tre av de ...
    • The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire self-report-, parent-, and teacher version in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities 

      Kaiser, Sabine; Halvorsen, Marianne Berg (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-02-08)
      Background: The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a frequently used behavioral screening instrument. However, its psychometric properties have been rarely examined among children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).<p> <p>Aims: The main aims of this study were to examine the internal consistency (i.e., McDonald’s Omega), the convergent validity (by correlating ...
    • Validering av den norske foreldreversjonen av Developmental Behavior Checklist (DBC-P) 

      Halvorsen, Marianne Berg; Kaiser, Sabine; Hansen, Ida Lyngaard; Sandal, Ida Rakel Blichfeldt; Helverschou, Sissel Berge (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-11-11)
      This study examined the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Developmental Behavior Checklist – Parent (DBC-P) in an intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) sample of children and adolescents (N = 168). Internal consistency was adequate to excellent for all scales (Cronbach’s alpha ranged between .70–.96). The DBC-P showed meaningful overlap with and differentiation from ...