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    Validation of the Dutch version of the Multidimensional Adolescent Functioning Scale (MAFS)

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    Mayle, SA; de Klerk-Sluis, JM; Lin, A; Yung, AR; Wardenaar, KJ; Broekman, SRJ; Pluim, WH; Wigman, JTW
    Date
    2020-09-17
    Source Title
    Health and Quality of Life Outcomes
    Publisher
    BMC
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Yung, Alison
    Affiliation
    Centre for Youth Mental Health
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    Journal Article
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    Mayle, S. A., de Klerk-Sluis, J. M., Lin, A., Yung, A. R., Wardenaar, K. J., Broekman, S. R. J., Pluim, W. H. & Wigman, J. T. W. (2020). Validation of the Dutch version of the Multidimensional Adolescent Functioning Scale (MAFS). HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE OUTCOMES, 18 (1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-01517-7.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/251632
    DOI
    10.1186/s12955-020-01517-7
    Abstract
    BACKGROUND: The Multidimensional Adolescent Functioning Scale (MAFS) is a 23-item, self-report questionnaire assessing psychosocial functioning in adolescents aged 12-17 years. It captures three domains of functioning: 'general functioning', 'family-related functioning', and 'peer-related functioning'. The original English version has good psychometric properties. The aim of the current paper was to translate the MAFS to Dutch and to investigate the psychometric properties of this translation. METHODS: After translation, the Dutch MAFS was assessed in 397 adolescents aged 12-17 years, assessed at schools. Internal consistency, factor structure and correlations with other questionnaires assessing functioning, psychopathology and well-being were investigated. RESULTS: A hierarchical/bifactor model with a general factor that loads on all items (MAFS-general) and three group factors, loading respectively on the GF, FF and PF items, was found to describe the data best. Internal consistency of the MAFS total score (α = 0.87) was good and of the subscales (α = 0.74-0.80) acceptable. Comparable alphas were found in males and females. Correlations between MAFS subscales ranged from 0.33 to 0.43, indicating sufficient differentiation. The MAFS general factor score and group factor scores showed positive correlations with other measures of good functioning and well-being, and negative correlations with measures of psychopathology, supporting convergent and divergent validity. CONCLUSIONS: The Dutch translation of the MAFS has adequate psychometric properties to assess three domains of functioning in adolescents from the general population aged 12-17 years. The MAFS is freely accessible in the Appendix and easy to administer.

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