The equivalence of the Child Behavior Checklist/1 1/2-5 across parent race/ethnicity, income level, and language.

Full Abstract

This study examined the equivalence of the Child Behavior Checklist/1 1/2-5 (CBCL/1 1/2-5) in 682 parents of 2- to 4-year-old children stratified by parent race/ethnicity (African American, Latino, and non-Latino White), family income (low vs. middle-upper), and language version (Spanish vs. English). Externalizing Scale means differed by income and child gender. Internalizing Scale means differed by income and parent race/ethnicity. Differential item analyses showed that few items functioned differently by racial/ethnic, language, and income group. A confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the Externalizing Scale provided a good fit with the data across racial/ethnic and income groups. However, model fit was improved for the Internalizing Scale when factor weights were allowed to vary. Findings support the equivalence of the CBCL/1 1/2-5 when used with parents of low-income preschool children from African American and Latino backgrounds, although further study of the factor structure for the Internalizing Scale is recommended.

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Author information

Author/s: Gross, Deborah (D); Fogg, Louis (L); Young, Michael (M); Ridge, Alison (A); Cowell, Julia Muennich (JM); Richardson, Reginald (R); Sivan, Abigail (A);

Affiliation: College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. deborah_a_gross(-atsign-)rush.edu

Grants: R01 NR07750 (Agency:NINR NIH HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Journal: Psychological assessment (Psychol Assess), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Sep; vol 18 (issue 3) : pp 313-23

Dates: Created 2006/09/06; Completed 2006/11/03; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 16953734, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adult
Analysis of Variance
Chicago
Child Behavior - psychology
Child, Preschool
Continental Population Groups - psychology
Ethnic Groups - psychology
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female

Humans
Internal-External Control
Language
Male
Parents - psychology
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors

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