title: [Internal consistency and criterion validity and reliability of the Mexican Version of the Child Behavior Checklist 1.5-5 (CBCL/1.5-5)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the validity and internal consistency of the Mexican version of the CBCL/1.5 -5 that assesses the most common psychopathology in pre-school children in clinical and epidemiological settings.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 438 parents from two groups, clinical-psychiatric (N= 62) and community (N= 376) completed the CBCL/1.5-5/Mexican version.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The internal consistency was high for total problems α=0.95, and internalized α=0.89 and externalized α=0.91 subscales. The test re-test (one week) using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was ≥ 0.95 for the internalized, externalized, and total problems subscales. The ROC curve for the criterion status of clinically-referred vs. non-referred using the total problems scale ≥ 24 resulted in an AUC (area under curve) of 0.77, a specificity 0.73, and a sensitivity of 0.70.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The CBCL/1.5 -5/Mexican version is a reliable and valid tool.
authors.affiliation: Jefa del Servicio de Investigación en Epidemiología Clínica, Genética y Comunitaria, Hospital Psiquiátrico Infantil Dr. Juan N. Navarro, Secretaría de Salud, Ciudad de México, México. Electronic address: lilialbores@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Lilia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Albores-Gallo
authors.affiliation: Profesor titular de tiempo completo de la Facultad de Psicología de la UNAM, Miembro del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores, Conacyt, Ciudad de México, México.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernández-Guzmán
authors.affiliation: Psicóloga especialista en el Hospital Psiquiátrico, Infantil Dr. Juan N. Navarro, Secretaría de Salud, Ciudad de México, México.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hasfura-Buenaga
authors.affiliation: Médico Pasante adscrito al Servicio de Investigación en Epidemiología Clínica, Genética y Comunitaria del Hospital Psiquiátrico Infantil Dr. Juan N. Navarro, Secretaría de Salud, Ciudad de México, México.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Navarro-Luna
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist; D002652:Child Behavior; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
keywords: Child Behavior Checklist 1.5/5; Child Behavior Checklist/1.5-5; Children; Consistencia interna; Internal consistency; Niños; Psicopatología; Psychopathology; Validez; Validity