A Psychometric Analysis of the Child Behavior Checklist for Elementary School Children in Qatar

Autor/inn/en	Al-Hendawi, Maha; Keller, Clayton; Cloninger, Lea
Titel	A Psychometric Analysis of the Child Behavior Checklist for Elementary School Children in Qatar
Quelle	In: Assessment for Effective Intervention, 41 (2016) 4, S.220-229 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1534-5084
DOI	10.1177/1534508415626118
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Check Lists; Child Behavior; Psychometrics; Cultural Influences; Semitic Languages; Test Reliability; Elementary School Students; Factor Analysis; Correlation; Comparative Analysis; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Qatar; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Checkliste; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Arabisch; Hebräisch; Testreliabilität; Faktorenanalyse; Korrelation; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Katar
Abstract	The Child Behavior Checklist for children 6 to 18 (CBCL/6-18) is a widely used, standardized parent rating scale. However, few studies have tested the psychometric properties of this instrument in the Arab world despite the great need for such instruments to support the identification and education of children with emotional, behavioral, and social problems in these countries. In this study, we examined the configural invariance and reliability of the core items of the CBCL present in both of its editions using the Arabic translation of the CBCL/6-18 and a sample of 1,360 elementary school children in Qatar. Results from the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the factor structure of Achenbach's eight-syndrome scales of the CBCL/6-18 for our sample in (a) its overall fit, (b) pattern of factor loadings, (c) syndrome correlations, and (d) comparability of results in other societies. Internal consistency was high. Categorization of the sample as normal, borderline, and clinical using standard scoring produces proportions roughly in line with expectations, but points to the need for local norms and validation of the instrument prior to its clinical use in Qatar. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01