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Conners 4 Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction, Tables

Table 1.1. Structure and Content of Conners 4 Parent, Teacher, and Self-Report Forms

		Conners 4	Conners 4–Short	Conners 4–ADHD Index
Administration Time (minutes)	Parent	10–25 (15 average)	5–10 (7 average)	1–3 (1.5 average)
	Teacher	10–20 (12 average)	5–10 (5 average)	1–3 (1 average)
	Self-Report	10–25 (15 average)	5–10 (6 average)	1–3 (1.5 average)
Number of Items	Parent	117	53	12
	Teacher	109	49	12
	Self-Report	118	51	12
Response Style Analysis	Negative Impression Index	ü	ü
	Inconsistency Index	ü
	Omitted Items	ü	ü
	Pace (online administration only)	ü	ü

Critical & Indicator Items	Severe Conduct Critical Items	ü
	Self-Harm Critical Items	ü
	Sleep Problems Indicator	ü
Content Scales	Inattention/Executive Dysfunction	ü	ü
	Hyperactivity	ü	ü
	Impulsivity	ü	ü
	Emotional Dysregulation	ü	ü
	Depressed Mood	ü
	Anxious Thoughts	ü
Impairment & Functional Outcome Scales	Schoolwork	ü	ü
	Peer Interactions	ü	ü
	Family Life (Parent and Self-Report only)	ü	ü
DSM Symptom Scales	ADHD Inattentive Symptoms	ü
	ADHD Hyperactive/Impulsive Symptoms	ü
	Total ADHD Symptoms	ü
	Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms	ü
	Conduct Disorder Symptoms	ü
Conners 4–ADHD Index	Conners 4–ADHD Index	ü	ü	ü
Additional Questions	Impact of Symptoms in Functional Domains	ü	ü
	Other Concerns	ü	ü
	Strengths/Skills	ü	ü

Note. Administration time is based on the average number of items completed per minute in both the Normative and ADHD Reference Samples (see chapter 6, Development , for details).

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Table 1.2. Comparison of Content and Structure Between Conners 3 and Conners 4

Content Area	Conners 3	Conners 4	Update
Response Style Analysis	Negative Impression Scale	Negative Impression Index	Updated content
	Inconsistency Index	Inconsistency Index	Updated item pairs
	Positive Impression Scale	n/a	Removed
	n/a	Omitted Items	New; report flags omitted items that affect scales (prorated or could not be scored)
	n/a	Pace	New; report flags unusually fast or unusually slow response times for online administrations

Critical & Indicator Items	Severe Conduct Critical Items	Severe Conduct Critical Items	Updated item content
	n/a	Self-Harm Critical Items	New
	n/a	Sleep Problems Indicator	New
Content Scales	Inattention	Inattention/Executive Dysfunction	Single scale that is now consistent across Parent, Teacher, and Self-Report
	Executive Functioning (Parent and Teacher1 only)	Inattention/Executive Dysfunction
	Hyperactivity/Impulsivity	Hyperactivity	Split into separate scales with expanded Impulsivity content
	Hyperactivity/Impulsivity	Impulsivity
	n/a	Emotional Dysregulation	New
	n/a	Depressed Mood	Former item-level indicators have been expanded into scales
	n/a	Anxious Thoughts	Former item-level indicators have been expanded into scales
	Defiance/Aggression	n/a	Removed; defiant and aggressive behavior items can be found on DSM Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms and DSM Conduct Disorder Symptoms scales
	Learning Problems1	n/a	See Impairment & Functional Outcome Scales
	Peer Relations (Parent and Teacher only)	n/a
	Family Relations (Self-Report only)	n/a
Impairment & Functional Outcome Scales	n/a	Schoolwork	Measurement of impairments related to ADHD symptoms in three key domains are updated versions of the Conners 3 Learning Problems, Peer Relations, and Family Relations Content Scales
	n/a	Peer Interactions
	n/a	Family Life (Parent and Self-Report only)
DSM Symptom Scales	ADHD Predominantly Inattentive Presentation	ADHD Inattentive Symptoms	Updated item content
	ADHD Predominantly Hyperactive/Impulsive Presentation	ADHD Hyperactive/Impulsive Symptoms	Updated item content
	n/a	Total ADHD Symptoms	New
	Oppositional Defiant Disorder	Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms	Updated item content
	Conduct Disorder	Conduct Disorder Symptoms	Updated item content
Indices	Conners 3 ADHD Index	Conners 4–ADHD Index	Updated item content
Indices	Conners 3 Global Index (Parent and Teacher only)	n/a	Removed
Screener Items	Anxiety	n/a	Updated to full Content Scales
Screener Items	Depression	n/a	Updated to full Content Scales
Additional Questions	Schoolwork/Grades	Impact of Symptoms in Functional Domains	Open-ended item has replaced 3 rating-scale items (see also Impairment & Functional Outcome Scales)
	Friendships/Relationships
	Home Life
	Other Concerns	Other Concerns	No change
	Strengths/Skills	Strengths/Skills	No change

¹ Subscale of Learning Problems/Executive Functioning on Conners 3 Teacher.