Features of Interview Questions Associated with Attenuation of Symptom Reports

摘要: Previous studies have suggested that discrepant reporting in a test-retest reliability paradigm is not purely random measurement error, but partly function of systematic tendency to say "no" during retest questions answered positively at initial testing ("attenuation"). To examine features interview may be associated with attenuation, three raters independently assessed the structural and content from Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (version 2.3) linked these data study 223 community respondents (parent child reports). Results indicated both parent youth reports, item most strongly attenuation were (a) being "stem" question (asked all respondents, regardless any skip structure); (b) placement first half interview; (c) length; (d) complexity; or (e) requiring assessment timing, duration, frequency symptom. Findings explained by participants' conscious efforts avoid further their learning more about nature purpose as they gain experience; alternatively, findings represent methodological artifact structured design.