Prospective Field Validation of the START:AV in a Dutch Secure Youth Care Sample

The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability: Adolescent Version (START:AV) is a risk assessment instrument for adolescents that estimates the risk of multiple adverse outcomes. Prior research into its predictive validity is limited to a handful of studies conducted with the START:AV pilot version and often by the instrument's developers. The present study examines the START:AV's field validity in a secure youth care sample in the Netherlands. Using a prospective design, we investigated whether the total scores, lifetime history, and the final risk judgments of 106 START:AVs predicted in... Mehr ...

Verfasser: De Beuf, Tamara L. F.
de Vogel, Vivienne
Broers, Nick J.
de Ruiter, Corine
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
Reihe/Periodikum: De Beuf , T L F , de Vogel , V , Broers , N J & de Ruiter , C 2021 , ' Prospective Field Validation of the START:AV in a Dutch Secure Youth Care Sample ' , Assessment . https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911211063228
Schlagwörter: AGGRESSION / AGREEMENT / AV / OUTCOMES / PREDICTIVE-VALIDITY / RELIABILITY / SHORT-TERM ASSESSMENT / START / STRUCTURED PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT / TREATABILITY START / UTILITY / VIOLENCE RISK-ASSESSMENT / adolescent / adverse outcomes / field validity / predictive validity / risk assessment / strengths
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://cris.maastrichtuniversity.nl/en/publications/be8e9ddd-df4c-40fb-b938-a91ca79df6a2

The Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability: Adolescent Version (START:AV) is a risk assessment instrument for adolescents that estimates the risk of multiple adverse outcomes. Prior research into its predictive validity is limited to a handful of studies conducted with the START:AV pilot version and often by the instrument's developers. The present study examines the START:AV's field validity in a secure youth care sample in the Netherlands. Using a prospective design, we investigated whether the total scores, lifetime history, and the final risk judgments of 106 START:AVs predicted inpatient incidents during a 4-month follow-up. Final risk judgments and lifetime history predicted multiple adverse outcomes, including physical aggression, institutional violations, substance use, self-injury, and victimization. The predictive validity of the total scores was significant only for physical aggression and institutional violations. Hence, the short-term predictive validity of the START:AV for inpatient incidents in a residential youth care setting was partially demonstrated and the START:AV final risk judgments can be used to guide treatment planning and decision-making regarding furlough or discharge in this setting.