title: Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Psycho-educational Profile-Revised (CPEP-R).
abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Psycho-educational Profile-Revised (PEP-R). The Chinese PEP-R (CPEP-R) was administered to 63 preschool children with symptoms of autistic disorder recruited from special child-care centers in Hong Kong. Results showed that the scales of the CPEP-R were internally consistent, reliable across raters and temporally stable. Regarding the concurrent validity of the CPEP-R, the developmental score and developmental age assessed by the CPEP-R were significantly correlated with the Merrill-Palmer Scale of Mental Tests and the Hong Kong Based Adaptive Behavior Scale. The Behavioral Scale of the CPEP-R was also significantly related to the Childhood Autism Rating Scale. Besides replicating the findings in the Western context, the present study suggests that the psychometric properties of the PEP-R are stable across cultures and the related findings support the cross-cultural reliability of the tool.
authors.affiliation: Social Welfare Practice and Research Centre, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. danielshek@cuhk.edu.hk
authors.forename: Daniel T L
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Shek
authors.forename: Sandra K M
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Tsang
authors.forename: Lorinda L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Florence L Y
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Penita M P
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Cheung
mesh_terms: D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D018479:Early Intervention, Educational; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results