Validation of the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ) and Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) in New Zealand help‐seeking adolescents

• Published in: International journal of methods in psychiatric research Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. e1610 - n/a
• Main Authors: Thabrew, Hiran, Stasiak, Karolina, Bavin, Lynda‐Maree, Frampton, Chris, Merry, Sally
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.09.2018; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Adult; Anxiety; assessment; Child; Children; depression; Depression - diagnosis; Depressive Disorder - diagnosis; Female; Help seeking behavior; Humans; Male; Mental depression; Mood; mood and feelings questionnaire; New Zealand; Original; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - standards; Quality of life; Questionnaires; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires - standards; Teenagers; validation; Young Adult; New Zealand; assessment; adolescent; depression; validation; mood and feelings questionnaire

Objective This study examines the reliability and validity of the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ) and Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ) for measuring depression in New Zealand help‐seeking adolescents. Method A sample of 183 adolescents completed the 33‐item MFQ, which includes all...