title: Behavioral and emotional problems in young preschoolers: cross-cultural testing of the validity of the Child Behavior Checklist/2-3.
abstract: The cross-cultural validity of the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 2-3 (CBCL/2-3) was tested in three Dutch samples of children referred to mental health services, from the general population, and from a twin study. Six scales were derived from factor analyses and labeled Oppositional, Aggressive, and Overactive, which constituted a broadband Externalizing grouping; Withdrawn/Depressed and Anxious, which constituted a broadband Internalizing grouping; and Sleep Problems. Internal consistencies of the scales, their test-retest reliabilities, interparent agreement, discriminative power, predictive relations with problem ratings 2 years later, and relations to other instruments designed to measure general development and behavior problems were adequate, and highly comparable to psychometric properties in American samples. It was concluded that across languages and cultures behavioral/emotional problems of young preschoolers may be adequately assessed with the CBCL/2-3.
authors.affiliation: Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Koot
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Van Den Oord
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Verhulst
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Boomsma
mesh_terms: D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D009426:Netherlands; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D015588:Observer Variation; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010553:Personality Development; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000592:standards*; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D012923:Social Class; D014481:United States