Reliability and validity of the German version of the Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire
IntroductionThe Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire (FRQ) is a self-administered questionnaire for forensic mental health inpatients about their subjective experiences of restrictiveness. The present paper describes the validation of the German version of the FRQ.MethodsPatients were recruited fr...
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| description | IntroductionThe Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire (FRQ) is a self-administered questionnaire for forensic mental health inpatients about their subjective experiences of restrictiveness. The present paper describes the validation of the German version of the FRQ.MethodsPatients were recruited from eight forensic psychiatric hospitals in Germany. Internal consistency was explored using Cronbach’s α. The German version of the EssenCES (assessing ward climate), the MQPLa (assessing quality of life) and the Mental Health Component subscale of the SF-12 were used to explore convergent validity. The Physical Health Component subscale of the SF-12 was used to explore divergent validity. Patient’s levels of leave (Lockerungen), substance use behavior and occurrence of incidents were used to describe criterion validity.ResultsThe analysis indicated very good internal consistency according to Cronbach’s α. Convergent validity could be confirmed as the FRQ-G mean score was significantly negatively correlated with the EssenCES mean score and the MQPLa mean scores. No sufficient correlation could be shown for the Mental Health Component of the SF-12. A low correlation was found with the physical component of the SF-12, indicating discriminant validity. Very few significant correlations were found to establish criterion validity.DiscussionThe data indicate the FRQ-G to have good construct validity (structural, convergent, divergent) but failed to fully demonstrate criterion validity. Possible reasons include an underpowered sample size and possible measurement errors. Implications for future research are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-306a55a1f42e49c2ad288fd6f36d950e2025-08-20T03:07:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402025-05-011610.3389/fpsyt.2025.15666941566694Reliability and validity of the German version of the Forensic Restrictiveness QuestionnairePeggy Walde0Peggy Walde1Birgit Angela Völlm2Forensic Mental Health Research, Research Division, LVR-Institute for Research and Education, Rhineland Regional Council, Cologne, GermanyClinic for Forensic Psychiatry, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, GermanyClinic for Forensic Psychiatry, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, GermanyIntroductionThe Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire (FRQ) is a self-administered questionnaire for forensic mental health inpatients about their subjective experiences of restrictiveness. The present paper describes the validation of the German version of the FRQ.MethodsPatients were recruited from eight forensic psychiatric hospitals in Germany. Internal consistency was explored using Cronbach’s α. The German version of the EssenCES (assessing ward climate), the MQPLa (assessing quality of life) and the Mental Health Component subscale of the SF-12 were used to explore convergent validity. The Physical Health Component subscale of the SF-12 was used to explore divergent validity. Patient’s levels of leave (Lockerungen), substance use behavior and occurrence of incidents were used to describe criterion validity.ResultsThe analysis indicated very good internal consistency according to Cronbach’s α. Convergent validity could be confirmed as the FRQ-G mean score was significantly negatively correlated with the EssenCES mean score and the MQPLa mean scores. No sufficient correlation could be shown for the Mental Health Component of the SF-12. A low correlation was found with the physical component of the SF-12, indicating discriminant validity. Very few significant correlations were found to establish criterion validity.DiscussionThe data indicate the FRQ-G to have good construct validity (structural, convergent, divergent) but failed to fully demonstrate criterion validity. Possible reasons include an underpowered sample size and possible measurement errors. Implications for future research are discussed.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1566694/fullforensic psychiatryforensic mental healthquestionnairevalidityreliabilityrestrictiveness |
| spellingShingle | Peggy Walde Peggy Walde Birgit Angela Völlm Reliability and validity of the German version of the Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire Frontiers in Psychiatry forensic psychiatry forensic mental health questionnaire validity reliability restrictiveness |
| title | Reliability and validity of the German version of the Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire |
| title_full | Reliability and validity of the German version of the Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire |
| title_fullStr | Reliability and validity of the German version of the Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reliability and validity of the German version of the Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire |
| title_short | Reliability and validity of the German version of the Forensic Restrictiveness Questionnaire |
| title_sort | reliability and validity of the german version of the forensic restrictiveness questionnaire |
| topic | forensic psychiatry forensic mental health questionnaire validity reliability restrictiveness |
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