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.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 313-323 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Psychological Assessment |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- Child Behavior Checklist
- Measurement equivalence
- Preschool behavior problems
- Race/ethnicity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Cognitive Neuroscience
- Applied Psychology
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The equivalence of the Child Behavior Checklist/11/2-5 across parent race/ethnicity, income level, and language. / Gross, Deborah Ann; Fogg, Louis; Young, Michael; Ridge, Alison; Cowell, Julia Muennich; Richardson, Reginald; Sivan, Abigail.
In: Psychological Assessment, Vol. 18, No. 3, 09.2006, p. 313-323.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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