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Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) - 18 questions
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Script Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Date: 02-28-2018
last updated: 02-17-2022 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com) for Millisecond Software, LLC
Script Copyright © 02-17-2022 Millisecond Software
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BACKGROUND INFO
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This script implements a computerized version of the 18 question Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS)
by the World Health Organization (WHO)
paper and pencil form:
http://www.mentalhealthprofessionalsinc.com/Forms/Adult_ADHD_Self-Report_Scale_(ASRS-v1.1).pdf
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TASK DESCRIPTION
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18 5-point likert scale, organized in two parts: part A (inattentive), part B (hyperactive/impulsive)
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DURATION
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the default set-up of the script takes appr. 3 minutes to complete
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DATA FILE INFORMATION
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The default data stored in the data files are:
(1) Raw data file: 'asrs_18.iqdat'
date, time: date and time script was run with the current group/subjectnumber
subject, group, session: with the current subject/groupnumber/session id
build: the Inquisit build
q*_response: response given (in assigned values)
Scale: 0 (never) - 4 (very often)
no reversed scored questions
q*_latency: how much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveypage with this particular
question (the last time this particular surveypage was visited)
(2) Summary data file: 'asrs_18_summary.iqdat' (Inquisit Lab: one data file per participant)
inquisit.version: Inquisit version run
computer.platform: the platform the script was run on (win/mac/ios/android)
startDate: date script was run
startTime: time script was started
subjectid: assigned subject id number
groupid: assigned group id number
sessionid: assigned session id number
elapsedTime: time it took to run script (in ms); measured from onset to offset of script
completed: 0 = script was not completed (prematurely aborted);
1 = script was completed (all conditions run)
PartA: (inattentive): the sum of the scores from question1-question9 (Range: 0 - 36)
("Never"=0, "Rarely"=1, "Sometimes"=2, "Often"=3, "Very often"=4)
Interpretation: 0-16 = unlikely to have ADHD, 17-23: likely to have ADHD, 24 and above: highly likely to have ADHAD
PartB: (hyperactive/impulsive): the sum of the scores from question10-question18 (Range: 0 - 36)
("Never"=0, "Rarely"=1, "Sometimes"=2, "Often"=3, "Very often"=4)
Interpretation: 0-16 = unlikely to have ADHD, 17-23: likely to have ADHD, 24 and above: highly likely to have ADHAD
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EDITABLE CODE
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check below for (relatively) easily editable parameters, stimuli, instructions etc.
Keep in mind that you can use this script as a template and therefore always "mess" with the entire code
to further customize your experiment.
The parameters you can change are:
/pageinstructions: the instructions that appear at the top of each surveypage
