%0 Journal Article
%T Psychometric Properties and Factor Structure of the Short Form of the Affective Lability Scale in Adult Patients With ADHD
%A Alexandre Dayer
%A Christophe Lan£¿on
%A Jean-Arthur Micoulaud-Franchi
%A Laura Brandejsky
%A Nader Perroud
%A Paco Prada
%A Rosetta Nicastro
%A R¨¦gis Lopez
%A Stefano Ardu
%A S¨¦bastien Weibel
%J Journal of Attention Disorders
%@ 1557-1246
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1087054717690808
%X Objective: Affective lability is an important dimension of adult ADHD, associated with marked impairments and worse outcomes. A valid and quick tool to measure affective lability may therefore be of interest. Method: In 187 adult ADHD patients, we explored psychometric properties of the Affective Lability Scale¨CShort Form (ALS-18 items). We analyzed the construct validity and the external validity of the scale. Patients were compared with 48 healthy adult controls. Results: The three-factor structure of the ALS-18 presented a good fit and a good internal consistency. The correlations between the ALS-18 and ADHD symptoms and other psychological dimensions were, respectively, low and moderate. ALS-18 scores were higher in patients than in healthy adults. Conclusion: ALS-18 showed good psychometric properties in ADHD adult patients, allowing us to recommend the implementation of ALS-18 in assessing affective lability for clinical and research purposes. Use of ALS-18 should improve the clinical assessment of affective lability in adult ADHD patients
%K ADHD
%K adult
%K Affective Lability Scale
%K self-report
%K psychometric properties
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1087054717690808