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F\u00f6studaginn 22. febr\u00faar ver \u00d6rn\u00f3lfur Thorlacius doktorsritger\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 S\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ideild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Ritger\u00f0in ber heiti\u00f0: Parents\u2019 estimates of their children\u2019s emotional competence and adjustment. Development of two new instruments, reliability, validity and screening effectiveness. <\/strong>Mat foreldra \u00e1 f\u00e6rni og a\u00f0l\u00f6gun barna \u00e1 tilfinningasvi\u00f0i: \u00der\u00f3un \u00e1 tveim n\u00fdjum matst\u00e6kjum og mat \u00e1 \u00e1rei\u00f0anleika, r\u00e9ttm\u00e6ti og skilvirkni skimunar.<\/p>\n

Andm\u00e6lendur eru dr. Jacqueline Barnes, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 Birkbeck, University of London, og dr. Sif Einarsd\u00f3ttir, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 F\u00e9lagsfr\u00e6\u00f0i-, mannfr\u00e6\u00f0i- og \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ideild.<\/p>\n

Umsj\u00f3narkennari og lei\u00f0beinandi var dr. Einar Gu\u00f0mundsson, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 S\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ideild. \u00a0Auk hans s\u00e1tu \u00ed doktorsnefnd dr. Sigur\u00f0ur J. Gr\u00e9tarsson, pr\u00f3fessor vi\u00f0 S\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ideild og dr. Sigurgr\u00edmur Sk\u00falason, pr\u00f3ffr\u00e6\u00f0ingur hj\u00e1 Menntam\u00e1lastofnun.<\/p>\n

Dr. Dan\u00edel \u00de\u00f3r \u00d3lason, pr\u00f3fessor og forseti S\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ideildar H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, stj\u00f3rnar ath\u00f6fninni sem fer fram \u00ed H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asal H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og hefst kl. 13:00.<\/p>\n

\u00c1grip af ranns\u00f3kn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Atferlislistar eru miki\u00f0 nota\u00f0ir \u00ed mati \u00e1 heg\u00f0un og l\u00ed\u00f0an barna. Vi\u00f0 notkun \u00feeirra er athyglinni yfirleitt beint a\u00f0 fr\u00e1viksheg\u00f0un e\u00f0a ge\u00f0r\u00e6num einkennum. Gallinn er a\u00f0 \u00feetta gefur takmarka\u00f0ar e\u00f0a engar uppl\u00fdsingar um heilbrig\u00f0an \u00feroska. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur \u00fdmsar aflei\u00f0ingar b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed ranns\u00f3knum og kl\u00edn\u00edsku mati, me\u00f0al annars a\u00f0 draga \u00far t\u00f6lfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum afk\u00f6stum (e. statistical power) og n\u00e6mi (e. sensitivity) til a\u00f0 finna \u00feau b\u00f6rn sem eru r\u00e9tt undir greiningarvi\u00f0mi\u00f0um ge\u00f0raskana. Af \u00feeim s\u00f6kum er mest gagn a\u00f0 listunum \u00ed mati \u00e1 b\u00f6rnum sem eru \u00feegar \u00ed vanda, en s\u00ed\u00f0ur \u00feegar kemur a\u00f0 heilbrig\u00f0um b\u00f6rnum e\u00f0a \u00feeim sem eru \u00e1 m\u00f6rkum \u00feess a\u00f0 vera \u00ed vanda.<\/p>\n

Tilgangur ranns\u00f3knarinnar er tv\u00ed\u00fe\u00e6ttur. \u00cd fyrsta lagi a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa \u00fer\u00f3un og pr\u00f3ffr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum eiginleikum frumsamins atferlislista sem metur tilfinningastj\u00f3rn barna \u00e1 grunnsk\u00f3laaldri, auk leiksk\u00f3la\u00fatg\u00e1fu hans. Vi\u00f0 h\u00f6nnun beggja matst\u00e6kjanna var stu\u00f0st vi\u00f0 n\u00fdst\u00e1rlega a\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00fear sem heg\u00f0un og l\u00ed\u00f0an barna er metin \u00fat fr\u00e1 heilbrig\u00f0um f\u00e9lags- og tilfinninga\u00feroska \u00ed sta\u00f0 fr\u00e1vikseinkenna. \u00deannig er fr\u00e6\u00f0ilegur grundv\u00f6llur matsins styrktur og \u00fea\u00f0 getur n\u00e1\u00f0 til allra barna, ekki eing\u00f6ngu \u00feeirra sem eiga vi\u00f0 vanda a\u00f0 etja. \u00cd \u00f6\u00f0ru lagi a\u00f0 athuga skilvirkni grunnsk\u00f3la\u00fatg\u00e1fu listans \u00ed skimun \u00e1 heg\u00f0unar- og tilfinningavanda barna.<\/p>\n

Til \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku voru fengnir grunn- og leiksk\u00f3lar \u00ed \u00f6llum landshlutum og skila\u00f0i \u00fea\u00f0 noth\u00e6fum sv\u00f6rum m\u00e6\u00f0ra samtals 3502 barna \u00e1 aldrinum 3-13 \u00e1ra. Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0ur s\u00fdna a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1ttabygging b\u00e6\u00f0i grunnsk\u00f3lalistans og leiksk\u00f3la\u00fatg\u00e1funnar eru st\u00f6\u00f0ugar milli \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0ra \u00fartaka og a\u00f0 grunnsk\u00f3lalistinn er gagnlegur \u00ed skimun til a\u00f0 finna \u00feau b\u00f6rn sem gl\u00edma vi\u00f0 heg\u00f0unar- e\u00f0a tilfinningavanda. Af ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0unum a\u00f0 d\u00e6mi er sk\u00fdr \u00e1vinningur af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a brei\u00f0ar hugsm\u00ed\u00f0ar sem n\u00e1 ekki a\u00f0eins utan um ge\u00f0r\u00e6nan vanda hj\u00e1 b\u00f6rnum heldur einnig heilbrig\u00f0an f\u00e9lags- og tilfinninga\u00feroska. Gert er r\u00e1\u00f0 fyrir a\u00f0 matskvar\u00f0arnir n\u00fdtist \u00ed ranns\u00f3knum \u00e1 e\u00f0lilegum og \u00f3venjulegum \u00feroskaferlum og auki skilning \u00e1 undanfara ge\u00f0raskana hj\u00e1 b\u00f6rnum, svo sem hvernig kv\u00ed\u00f0i \u00fer\u00f3ast \u00e1 leik- og grunnsk\u00f3laaldri. \u00deeir munu einnig gagnast vel \u00ed mati og skimun \u00e1 ge\u00f0r\u00e6num vanda hj\u00e1 b\u00f6rnum og gefa mikilv\u00e6gar uppl\u00fdsingar um tilfinningastj\u00f3rn \u00feeirra, b\u00e6\u00f0i styrkleika og veikleika, sem n\u00fdta m\u00e1 \u00ed forvarnavinnu og me\u00f0fer\u00f0.<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rating scales are commonly used in assessment of children\u2019s social-emotional functioning. As these instruments are typically designed to detect emotional or behavioral disturbance, they are usually orientated toward symptoms or problem behaviors. When such deficit-based scales are administered in the general population, they lack or exclude valuable information on individual differences in the normal range. This reduces their statistical power and may lead to failure to identify subclinical difficulties. For these reasons, deficit-based scales are most useful in assessment of children who already experience psychological problems, but less so with regard to normally developing children.<\/p>\n

The aim of the thesis is twofold: 1) to describe the development, reliability and validity of two parent-answered rating scales, the Children\u2019s Emotional Adjustment Scale (CEAS) for school aged-children, and its preschool version (the CEAS-P), both specifically designed to assess the emotional competence of all children on factors anchored in healthy social-emotional development, and 2) to examine the effectiveness of the CEAS in screening mental health problems among school-age children.<\/p>\n

The participants in the study were mothers of a total of 3502 children 3-13 years of age, recruited by schools in all regions of Iceland. The results show that the factor structures of the CEAS and the preschool version are stable across independent samples, and that the CEAS is effective in screening for emotional and behavioral problems in school children. The results demonstrate clear benefits of developing broad constructs that cover both healthy and healthy social-emotional development. The two CEAS instruments are likely to be useful in research on typical and atypical child development and may increase understanding of prerequisits of mental disorders. The scales may also prove useful in assessment and screening for mental health problems in childhood, and provide practitioners with important information on children\u2018s emotional competence, both strengths and weaknesses, which can be utilized in treatment and prevention planning.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Um doktorsefni\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00d6rn\u00f3lfur Thorlacius er f\u00e6ddur \u00e1ri\u00f0 1979. Hann lauk BA-pr\u00f3fi \u00ed s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i fr\u00e1 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands \u00e1ri\u00f0 2008 og cand. psych. pr\u00f3fi fr\u00e1 sama sk\u00f3la \u00e1ri\u00f0 2010. A\u00f0 loknu n\u00e1mi vann \u00d6rn\u00f3lfur sem verkefnisstj\u00f3ri hj\u00e1 Barnaheillum – Save the Children \u00e1 \u00cdslandi vi\u00f0 ranns\u00f3kn, \u00e1samt fleiri Evr\u00f3pul\u00f6ndum, styrkt af Daphne-\u00e1\u00e6tlun Evr\u00f3pusambandsins, \u00fear sem kanna\u00f0ir voru verkferlar\/samh\u00e6fing stofnana vi\u00f0 vinnu me\u00f0 b\u00f6rnum sem ver\u00f0a vitni a\u00f0 heimilisofbeldi. Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0urnar \u00e1ttu \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed a\u00f0 vinnuferlum h\u00e9rlendis vegna heimilisofbeldis var breytt. \u00d6rn\u00f3lfur vann sem s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur hj\u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3nustumi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0inni Mi\u00f0gar\u00f0i 2011-2012. \u00d6rn\u00f3lfur hefur veri\u00f0 stundakennari \u00ed m\u00e6linga- og pr\u00f3ffr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 S\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ideild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands fr\u00e1 2009. Hann er \u00ed ranns\u00f3knarteymi PMTO-foreldraf\u00e6rni \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, \u00ed samvinnu vi\u00f0 Oregon Social Learning Centar og Nasjonalt Utviklingssenter for Barn og Unge \u00ed \u00d3sl\u00f3. Me\u00f0fram doktorsn\u00e1minu var hann auk \u00feess annar \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0anda b\u00f3kanna \u201e\u00d3r\u00f3lfur – s\u00f6gub\u00f3k fyrir b\u00f6rn um \u00e1r\u00e1ttu- og \u00fer\u00e1hyggju\u201c og \u201eR\u00e1\u00f0 handa kv\u00ed\u00f0num kr\u00f6kkum – fyrir fj\u00f6lskyldur barna og unglinga sem gl\u00edma vi\u00f0 kv\u00ed\u00f0a\u201c \u00e1samt vinnub\u00f3k. Hann hefur veri\u00f0 varaforma\u00f0ur Tourette-samtakanna fr\u00e1 2011. \u00d6rn\u00f3lfur er starfandi s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur hj\u00e1 S\u00f3l s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i- og l\u00e6knis\u00fej\u00f3nustu. Foreldrar \u00d6rn\u00f3lfs eru Sigur\u00f0ur Thorlacius og Sif Eir\u00edksd\u00f3ttir. 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