Adult Self Report (ASR)

The Adult Self Report (ASR) is part of the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment (ASEBA) taxonomy and is a validated instrument to assess psychiatric symptoms in both clinical and research settings. The ASEBA self report version for adults 18 to 59 years old includes the syndrome scales Anxious/Depressed, Withdrawn, Somatic Complaints, Thought Problems, Attention Problems, Aggressive Behavior, Rule Breaking Behavior, and Intrusive, the DSM-oriented scales Depressive Problems, Anxiety Problems, Somatic Problems, Avoidant Personality Problems, and Antisocial Personality Problems, the substance use scales Tobacco, Alcohol, Drugs, and Mean Substance Use, the broadband scales Internalizing, Externalizing, and Total Problems, and, optionally, the adaptive functioning scales Friends, Spouse/Partner, Family, Job, Education, and Personal Strengths.

In RADAR, only six subscales were included: Anxious/Depressed (18 items), Withdrawn (9 items), Somatic Complaints (12 items), Aggressive Behavior (15 items), Rule-Breaking Behavior (14 items), and Intrusive Behavior (6 items). From Wave 7 onwards, in both RADAR Old and RADAR Young, the shortened version was used that especially addresses externalizing problems through the subscales Aggressive Behavior, Rule-breaking Behavior, and Intrusive. This shortened version was applied for child self-report, best-friend self-report, intimate partner self-report, sibling self-report, intimate partner of sibling self-report and parental report.

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Constructs
Waves
  • Old Cohort

  • RO - W5
    •   MM FF
    16.0 years   From 2006-01-01 to 2006-03-31
  • RO - W6
    •   MM FF
    17.0 years   From 2007-01-01 to 2007-03-31
  • RO - W7
    •   CC SS UU MM FF MC MS FC
    18.0 years   From 2008-01-01 to 2008-03-31
  • RO - W8
    •   CC SS UU II MM FF MC MS FC
    19.0 years   From 2009-01-01 to 2009-03-31
  • RO - W9
    •   CC SS UU II MM FF MC MS FC
    20.0 years   From 2010-01-01 to 2010-03-31
  • RO - W10
    •   CC II
    23.0 years   From 2012-10-01 to 2012-12-31
  • RO - W11
    •   CC II SS QQ
    25.0 years   From 2014-11-01 to 2014-12-31
  • RO - W12
    •   CC II SS QQ
    28.0 years   From 2016-11-01 to 2016-12-31
  • RO - W13
    •   CC II SS QQ
    30.0 years   From 2018-10-01 to 2019-01-31
  • RO - W14
    •   CC II SS QQ
    32.0 years   From 2020-06-01 to 2021-01-31
  • Young Cohort

  • RY - W1
    •   MM FF
    13.0 years   From 2006-02-01 to 2006-05-31
  • RY - W2
    •   MM FF
    14.0 years   From 2007-02-01 to 2007-05-31
  • RY - W3
    •   MM FF
    15.0 years   From 2008-02-01 to 2008-05-31
  • RY - W4
    •   MM FF
    16.0 years   From 2009-02-01 to 2009-05-31
  • RY - W5
    •   MM FF
    17.0 years   From 2010-02-01 to 2010-05-31
  • RY - W6
    •   MM FF
    18.0 years   From 2010-12-01 to 2011-02-28
  • RY - W7
    •   CC II
    19.0 years   From 2012-10-01 to 2013-01-31
  • RY - W8
    •   CC II SS QQ
    21.0 years   From 2014-10-01 to 2015-01-31
  • RY - W9
    •   CC II SS QQ
    23.0 years   From 2016-10-01 to 2017-01-31
  • RY - W10
    •   CC II SS QQ
    25.0 years   From 2018-10-01 to 2019-01-31
  • RY - W11
    •   CC II SS QQ
    27.0 years   From 2020-06-01 to 2021-01-31
    Mode of collection SelfAdministeredQuestionnaire
    Analysis unit Individual
    Instrument name Adult Self-Report (ASR)
    Measure name Psychopathology
    References
    Achenbach, T. M., & Rescorla, L. A. (2003). Manual for the ASEBA Adult Forms & Profiles. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont, Research Center for Children, Youth, & Families.
    Achenbach, T. M., Ivanova, M. Y., & Rescorla, L. A. (2017). Empirically based assessment and taxonomy of psychopathology for ages 1½–90+ years: Developmental, multi-informant, and multicultural findings. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 79, 4–18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comppsych.2017.03.006
    You can also access this dataset using the API (see API Docs).