title: Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale-Developmental Disability (CAPES-DD): First psychometric evaluation of a new child and parenting assessment tool for children with a developmental disability.
abstract: This study examined the psychometric properties of the Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale-Developmental Disability (CAPES-DD), a brief inventory for assessing emotional and behavioral problems of children with developmental disabilities aged 2- to 16-years, as well as caregivers' self-efficacy in managing these problems. A sample of 636 parents participated in the study. Children's ages ranged from 2 to 15. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a 21-item, three-factor model of CAPES-DD child adjustment with 13 items describing behavioral (10 items) and emotional (3 items) problems and 8 items describing prosocial behavior. Three additional items were included due to their clinical usefulness and contributed to a Total Problem Score. Factor analyses also supported a 16-item, one factor model of CAPES-DD self-efficacy. Psychometric evaluation of the CAPES-DD revealed scales had satisfactory to very good internal consistency, as well as very good convergent and predictive validity. The instrument is to be in the public domain and free for practitioners and researchers to use. Potential uses of the measure and implications for future validation studies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Gutenbergstr. 18, 35032 Marburg, Germany. Electronic address: theresa.emser@staff.uni-marburg.de.
authors.forename: Theresa S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Emser
authors.affiliation: Child and Family Research Group and Brain Behaviour and Mental Health Research Group, School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin University, Kent St, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia; Parenting and Family Support Centre, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia. Electronic address: Trevor.Mazzucchelli@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Trevor G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Mazzucchelli
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Gutenbergstr. 18, 35032 Marburg, Germany. Electronic address: christih@staff.uni-marburg.de.
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.affiliation: Parenting and Family Support Centre, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia. Electronic address: matts@psy.uq.edu.au.
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Sanders
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Developmental disability; Emotional and behavioral problems; Factor analysis; Psychometric properties; Rating scale; Self-efficacy