title: Factor structure of the Child Behavior Checklist/6-18 in a sample of girls adopted from China.
abstract: Confirmatory factor analysis with robust weighted least squares estimation of the 103 dichotomously scored items of the Child Behavior Checklist/6-18 (T. M. Achenbach & L. A. Rescorla, 2001) in a sample of 516 girls adopted from China (ages 6.0-15.7 years; M = 8.2, SD = 1.9) indicated that the fit of the 8-factor model was good (root-mean-square error of approximation = .047) and was slightly better than what T. M. Achenbach and L. A. Rescorla (2001) reported for the same model (.06). Support for the 2nd-order factor structure of Internalizing and Externalizing Problems also was provided. Comparisons of the mean scores for the syndromes and Internalizing, Externalizing, and Total Problems revealed mostly small differences between the sample of adopted Chinese girls and T. M. Achenbach and L. A. Rescorla's normative samples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational Measurement and Research, College of Education, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. dedrick@tempest.coedu.usf.edu
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Dedrick
authors.forename: Tony Xing
authors.initials: TX
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Kofi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marfo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000300:Adoption / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires