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Adaptation and validation of the youth internalizing and externalizing problems screener in Portugal: a unified psychological health screening tool

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dc.contributor.authorSerrão, Rosário
dc.contributor.authorDias, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorAndrés, Ana
dc.contributor.authorBowe, Mhairi
dc.contributor.authorRenshaw, Tyler
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-15T11:24:19Z
dc.date.available2026-01-15T11:24:19Z
dc.date.issued2025-12-16
dc.description.abstractResearch points to the importance of school-based universal screening focused on psychological health and well-being dimensions to reach a baseline that allows for the allocation of pupils on adequate interventions and supports, and monitors their response to intervention. When screening for mental health problems, it is recommended to screen for internalizing and externalizing behaviors. This study conducted an adaptation and validation of the Youth Internalizing and Externalizing Problems Screener (YIEPS) in the Portuguese context, following three main steps: translation, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Data was collected in 10 schools, with a final sample of 942 adolescents randomly split into two subsamples. Initially, EFA was conducted on one subsample and then CFA was conducted on the other. Results support a bifactor model with two specific factors (internalizing and conduct problems) and a general mental health problems factor, eliminating items pertaining to attention problems and hyperactivity-impulsivity. This adapted measurement model showed good internal consistency, reliability, concurrent and divergent validity with other measures of mental health problems, and psychosocial functioning. The YIEPS-Portuguese can be used in Portuguese schools to screen for psychological health difficulties, in addition to other measures to screen for the complete mental health of pupils.eng
dc.identifier.citationSerrão, R., Dias, P., Andrés, A., & Bowe, M. et al. (in press). Adaptation and validation of the youth internalizing and externalizing problems screener in Portugal: a unified psychological health screening tool. International Journal of School and Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683603.2025.2606337
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/21683603.2025.2606337
dc.identifier.eid105026793819
dc.identifier.issn2168-3603
dc.identifier.other4c72ef15-0434-4c5f-9b34-4d046b6ad8ef
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/56561
dc.identifier.wos001652079900001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectMeasure
dc.subjectMental health problems
dc.subjectUniversal mental health screening
dc.subjectValidation
dc.subjectYouth internalizing and externalizing problems screener
dc.titleAdaptation and validation of the youth internalizing and externalizing problems screener in Portugal: a unified psychological health screening tooleng
dc.typeresearch article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of School and Educational Psychology
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aa

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