TY - JOUR
T1 - The equivalence of the Child Behavior Checklist/11/2-5 across parent race/ethnicity, income level, and language
AU - Gross, Deborah
AU - Fogg, Louis
AU - Young, Michael
AU - Ridge, Alison
AU - Cowell, Julia Muennich
AU - Richardson, Reginald
AU - Sivan, Abigail
PY - 2006/9
Y1 - 2006/9
N2 - This study examined the equivalence of the Child Behavior Checklist/1 1/2-5 (CBCL/1 1/2-5) in 682 parents of 2- to 4-year-old children stratified by parent race/ethnicity (African American, Latino, and non-Latino White), family income (low vs. middle-upper), and language version (Spanish vs. English). Externalizing Scale means differed by income and child gender. Internalizing Scale means differed by income and parent race/ethnicity. Differential item analyses showed that few items functioned differently by racial/ethnic, language, and income group. A confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the Externalizing Scale provided a good fit with the data across racial/ethnic and income groups. However, model fit was improved for the Internalizing Scale when factor weights were allowed to vary. Findings support the equivalence of the CBCL/1 1/2-5 when used with parents of low-income preschool children from African American and Latino backgrounds, although further study of the factor structure for the Internalizing Scale is recommended.
AB - This study examined the equivalence of the Child Behavior Checklist/1 1/2-5 (CBCL/1 1/2-5) in 682 parents of 2- to 4-year-old children stratified by parent race/ethnicity (African American, Latino, and non-Latino White), family income (low vs. middle-upper), and language version (Spanish vs. English). Externalizing Scale means differed by income and child gender. Internalizing Scale means differed by income and parent race/ethnicity. Differential item analyses showed that few items functioned differently by racial/ethnic, language, and income group. A confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated that the Externalizing Scale provided a good fit with the data across racial/ethnic and income groups. However, model fit was improved for the Internalizing Scale when factor weights were allowed to vary. Findings support the equivalence of the CBCL/1 1/2-5 when used with parents of low-income preschool children from African American and Latino backgrounds, although further study of the factor structure for the Internalizing Scale is recommended.
KW - Child Behavior Checklist
KW - Measurement equivalence
KW - Preschool behavior problems
KW - Race/ethnicity
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U2 - 10.1037/1040-3590.18.3.313
DO - 10.1037/1040-3590.18.3.313
M3 - Article
C2 - 16953734
AN - SCOPUS:33748660261
VL - 18
SP - 313
EP - 323
JO - Psychological Assessment
JF - Psychological Assessment
SN - 1040-3590
IS - 3
ER -
