Validity and reliability of the persian version of psychological dysregulation inventory among adolescents

The psychological dysregulation inventory is a powerful and multidimensional tool in identifying and diagnosing behavioral and mental health problems in adolescents. Therefore, study of its validity and reliability in adolescents is necessary.

The purpose of the present research was to examine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of psychological dysregulation inventory among adolescents.

The research design was descriptive and it was a type of factor analysis, and the statistical population of this study was all students of Tabriz secondary school, a sample of 440 people was selected by cluster sampling. The data were collected by the psychological dysregulation inventory (Mezzich and colleague, 2001).

The reliability coefficients obtained for behavioral dysregulation, cognitive dysregulation, emotional dysregulation components and total scale, were respectively, 0/90, 0/88, 0/85 and 0/95, which indicate a good reliability. Results of Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated that significant relationship between observed variables and the Latent structures confirmed, and the three-factor in this sample was appropriate fitness.

The psychological dysregulation inventory among the adolescents has good reliability and validity, and use of this tool in future research is reliable.