The reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the brief infant-toddler social emotional assessment (BITSEA).
In this study the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the brief infant-toddler social emotional assessment (BITSEA) were investigated in a community sample. The sample consisted of 462 children (mean age: 24.60+/-7.93 [12-42] months) who had applied to Turkish health centers for immunization. Both parents completed the BITSEA; mothers completed the child behavior checklist 2/3 (CBCL). Internal consistencies of the BITSEA-problem (P) and competence (C) scales were good to excellent (Cronbach's alpha=0.82 and 0.72, respectively). Interrater reliability between parents and test-retest reliability were good. BITSEA/P scores were significantly correlated with CBCL internalizing, externalizing and total problem scores (p<0.001). Maternal BITSEA/P cutpoint scores revealed that 30.6% of male toddlers and 28.6% of females were in the subclinical range and 13.1% of males and 17.6% of females were in clinical range. Results reveal that the Turkish version of BITSEA is a reliable, valid and simply applicable instrument for screening social, emotional and behavioral problems among toddlers. Clinical validation of the BITSEA/C and BITSEA/P is warranted.
Karabekiroglu
Koray
K
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Department, Ondokuz Mayis University, School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey. drkorayk@hotmail.com
Rodopman-Arman
Ayse
A
Ay
Pinar
P
Ozkesen
Mustafa
M
Akbas
Seher
S
Tasdemir
Gokce Nur
GN
Boke
Omer
O
Peksen
Yildiz
Y
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018730:Infant Behavior; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010290:Parents; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D014421:Turkey