Psychometric properties of the obsessive compulsive inventory: child version in children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2013 Feb;44(1):137-51. doi: 10.1007/s10578-012-0315-0.

Abstract

The psychometric properties of the Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Child Version (OCI-CV) were examined in ninety-six youth with a primary/co-primary diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A confirmatory factor analysis revealed an acceptable model of fit with factors consisting of doubting/checking, obsessing, hoarding, washing, ordering, and neutralizing. The internal consistency of the OCI-CV total score was good, while internal consistency for subscale scores ranged from poor to good. The OCI-CV was modestly correlated with obsessive-compulsive symptom severity on the Children's Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (CY-BOCS) Severity Scale, as well as with clinician-reported OCD severity. All OCI-CV subscales significantly correlated with the corresponding CY-BOCS Symptom Checklist dimension. The OCI-CV significantly correlated with child-reported depressive symptoms and OCD-related functional impairment, but was not significantly correlated with parent-reported irritability or clinician-reported overall functioning. Taken together, these data suggest the psychometric properties of the OCI-CV are adequate for assessing obsessive-compulsive symptom presence among youth with OCD.

Publication types

  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Diagnostic Self Evaluation
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / diagnosis*
  • Parents
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales*
  • Psychometrics
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Surveys and Questionnaires