The equivalence of the Child Behavior Checklist/1 1/2-5 across parent race/ethnicity, income level, and language.
This study examined the equivalence of the Child Behavior Checklist/1 1/2-5 (CBCL/1 1/2-5) in 682 parents of 2- to 4-year-old children stratified by parent race/ethnicity (African American, Latino, and non-Latino White), family income (low vs. middle-upper), and language version (Spanish vs. English). Externalizing Scale means differed by income and child gender. Internalizing Scale means differed by income and parent race/ethnicity. Differential item analyses showed that few items functioned differently by racial/ethnic, language, and income group. A confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the Externalizing Scale provided a good fit with the data across racial/ethnic and income groups. However, model fit was improved for the Internalizing Scale when factor weights were allowed to vary. Findings support the equivalence of the CBCL/1 1/2-5 when used with parents of low-income preschool children from African American and Latino backgrounds, although further study of the factor structure for the Internalizing Scale is recommended.
Gross
Deborah
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College of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. deborah_a_gross@rush.edu
Fogg
Louis
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Young
Michael
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Ridge
Alison
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Cowell
Julia Muennich
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Richardson
Reginald
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Sivan
Abigail
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D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D002641:Chicago; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000523:psychology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors