[Spanish version of ECBI (Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory): measurement of validity].
OBJECTIVE
To translate into Castilian (Spanish) and measure the validity of the ECBI (Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory), a questionnaire to screen behavioural disorders in pre-school children.


METHODS
Translation and back-translation of the ECBI. A descriptive crossover study.


METHODS
Primary Care Paediatrics.


METHODS
All the 3, 4 and 5-year olds from 4 paediatric clinics at 4 Health Centres (n = 527). One refusal.


RESULTS
The questionnaire was filled in by the children's mothers and was repeated 20 days afterwards for 35 children. High coefficients of internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha = 0.87) and stability (intragroup correlation = 0.89 [0.78-0.94]) were obtained. There was good factorial validity, as 84% of the variance was explained by the four factors with value greater than 1.


CONCLUSIONS
The Spanish version of the ECBI is a brief and easy questionnaire with good results in psychometric assessment. Therefore, it can be recommended for use in paediatric Primary Care in order to detect children with behavioural problems.
Fernández de Pinedo
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Centro de Salud de Zorroza.
Gorostiza Garay
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Lafuente Mesanza
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P
Ojembarrena Martínez
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E
Olaskoaga Arrate
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A
D000367:Age Factors; D002652:Child Behavior; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011594:Psychometrics; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Versión española del ECBI (Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory): medida de validez.