title: Comparing the convergent validity and clinical utility of the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Parent Rating Scales and Child Behavior Checklist in children with epilepsy.
abstract: The convergent validity and clinical utility of two parent-report child behavior rating scales, the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Parent Rating Scales (BASC-PRS) and Child Behavior Checklist/Ages 6-18 (CBCL), in children with epilepsy were examined. Analogous broadband and narrowband behavior rating scales were evaluated in 60 subjects aged 6-17 years (mean=11.0, SD=3.4) with Full Scale IQ >70. Correlations for each similarly labeled scale were statistically significant (P<0.002) and greater with broadband (r=0.71-0.79) than with narrowband (r=0.41-0.78) scales. The BASC captured significantly less composite internalizing symptoms (P<0.002), but more unusual thought processes (P<0.0002) and attention problems versus a CBCL DSM-oriented attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder scale (P<0.002). Variation in the correlations between measures may stem from underlying differences between rationally-and empirically-derived approaches to test construction. Both the CBCL and BASC have diagnostic and clinical utility in assessing behavior problems in pediatric epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, New York University Medical Center, 403 East 34th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA. HeidiBender@aol.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Allison Bender
authors.forename: Dominick
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Auciello
authors.forename: Chris E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: William S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: MacAllister
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Zaroff
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires