[Eyberg inventory of child behavior. Standardization of the Spanish version and its usefulness in ambulatory pediatrics].
OBJECTIVE
Taking into account the high prevalence of behavioral problems in the pediatric outpatient clinic, a need for a useful and easy to administer tool for the evaluation of this problem arises. The psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of the Eyberg Behavioral Child Inventory (EBCI), [in Spanish Inventario de Eyberg para el Comportamiento de Niño (IECN)], a 36-item questionnaire were established.


METHODS
The ECBI inventory/questionnaire was translated into Spanish. The basis of the ECBI is the evaluation of the child's behavior through the parents' answers to the questionnaire. Healthy children between 2 and 12 years of age were included and were taken from pediatric outpatient clinics from urban and suburban areas of Barcelona and from our hospital's own ambulatory clinic.


RESULTS
The final sample included 518 subjects. The mean score on the intensity scale was 96.8 and on the problem scale 3.9. Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) was 0.73 and the test-retest had an r of 0.89 (p < 0.001) for the intensity scale and r = 0.93 (p < 0.001) for the problem scale. Interrater reliability for the intensity scale was r = 0.58 (p < 0.001) and r = 0.32 (p < 0.001) for the problem scale. Concurrent validity between both scales was r = 0.343 (p < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
The IECN is a useful and easy tool to apply in the pediatrician's office as a method for early detection of behavior problems.
García-Tornel Florensa
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Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona.
Calzada
E J
EJ
Eyberg
S M
SM
Mas Alguacil
J C
JC
Vilamala Serra
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C
Baraza Mendoza
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C
Villena Collado
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H
González García
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M
Calvo Hernández
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M
Trinxant Doménech
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A
D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Inventario Eyberg del comportamiento en niños. Normalización de la versión española y su utilidad para el pediatra extrahospitalario.