Exploratory Factor Structure and Reliability of Preliminary Version of Mental Health problems Scale- Teacher Form for Iranian Students in Late Adolescent Age
Adolescents are at risk for behavioral and emotional problems. Most of the disorders that firstly are diagnosed in adulthood have roots in late adolescence. The aim of the current study was to develop a preliminary version of Mental Health Problems Scale- Teacher Report for Iranian in late adolescent age (15-18 years). For this purpose, 207 teachers from Fars, Sistan and Baloghestan, Kermanshah, Khorasan razavi, East Azarbaijan, and Alborz Provinces were selected by convenience sampling method and asked him to complete the Mental Health Problem Scale and Achenbach’s Behavior Problems Scale- Teacher Report Form. Item analysis and exploratory factor analysis showed that the 7-component model has the best fit with the theoretical framework of the study. Also, correlation coefficients of the subscales of mental health problem scale and the subscales of the Achenbach Scale indicated the appropriate criterion validity of this instrument. Generally, the findings indicate that the Adolescents Mental Health Problem Scale- Teacher Report has the psychometric adequacy to screen the behavioral problems of students in late adolescent age (second high school)
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