Children's type A interview: interrater, test-retest reliability, and interviewer effect. 1985

T A Gerace, and J C Smith

The Miami Structured Interview--1 was developed to assess Type A behavior in preadolescents and adolescents in the United States and Greece. This report describes the interrater and test-retest reliability of the Miami Structured Interview--1, and the effect of different interviewers on the assessment process. Interrater agreements on the A vs not A scale were 73% for Greek American (k = 0.49, p less than 0.01, n = 88), 80% for Mixed American (k = 0.61, p less than 0.01, n = 69), and 88% for Native Greek interviews (k = 0.76, p less than 0.01, n = 65). Exact agreements on a five-point scale were 48% (weighted k = 0.73, p less than 0.01), 42% (weighted k = 0.70, p less than 0.01), and 48% (weighted k = 0.80, p less than 0.01), respectively. Although levels of agreement were all greater than chance, rater bias was observed. Test-retest administrations within 10 min showed 91% agreement (k = 0.82, p less than 0.01) on the A vs not A scale. Analyses suggest interviewers can affect the assessment of Type A behavior. These findings indicate the Miami Structured Interview--1 can (1) reach acceptable levels of interrater reliability, (2) is susceptible to rater bias, (3) has sufficient test-retest reliability for use in longitudinal studies, and (4) must be presented in a standardized way before ratings from interviews conducted by different interviewers can be combined or compared. The strengths and limitations of the Miami Structured Interview-1 are discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007406 Interview, Psychological A directed conversation aimed at eliciting information for psychiatric diagnosis, evaluation, treatment planning, etc. The interview may be conducted by a social worker or psychologist. Interview, Psychologic,Interviews, Psychological,Psychological Interview,Psychological Interviews,Interviews, Psychologic,Psychologic Interview,Psychologic Interviews
D008297 Male Males
D010556 Personality Tests Standardized objective tests designed to facilitate the evaluation of personality. Personality Test,Test, Personality,Tests, Personality
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002666 Psychology, Child Branch of psychology involving the study of normal and abnormal behavior of children. Child Psychology,Infant Psychology,Pediatric Psychology,Psychology, Infant,Psychology, Pediatric
D005069 Evaluation Studies as Topic Works about studies that determine the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies. Critique,Evaluation Indexes,Evaluation Methodology,Evaluation Report,Evaluation Research,Methodology, Evaluation,Pre-Post Tests,Qualitative Evaluation,Quantitative Evaluation,Theoretical Effectiveness,Use-Effectiveness,Critiques,Effectiveness, Theoretical,Evaluation Methodologies,Evaluation Reports,Evaluation, Qualitative,Evaluation, Quantitative,Evaluations, Qualitative,Evaluations, Quantitative,Indexes, Evaluation,Methodologies, Evaluation,Pre Post Tests,Pre-Post Test,Qualitative Evaluations,Quantitative Evaluations,Report, Evaluation,Reports, Evaluation,Research, Evaluation,Test, Pre-Post,Tests, Pre-Post,Use Effectiveness
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000297 Psychology, Adolescent Field of psychology involving the study of normal and abnormal behavior of adolescents. It includes mental processes as well as observable responses. Adolescent Psychology
D014434 Type A Personality Established behavior pattern characterized by excessive drive and ambition, impatience, competitiveness, sense of time urgency, and poorly contained aggression. Coronary-Prone Personality,Personality Type A,Coronary Prone Personality,Coronary-Prone Personalities,Personalities, Coronary-Prone,Personalities, Type A,Personality, Coronary-Prone,Personality, Type A,Type A Personalities,Type A, Personality

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