Factor Structure and Clinical Implications of Child Behavior Checklist/1.5–5 Ratings in a Sample of Girls Adopted from China
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2007
Keywords
adopted children, Chinese girls, confirmatory factor analysis, Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/1.5–5), Internalizing Behavior Problems, Externalizing Behavior Problems
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsm025
Abstract
Objective
This study assessed psychometric properties of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/1.5–5) and explored clinical insights from its use in a sample of adopted Chinese girls.
Methods
Parental ratings were obtained on 707 adopted Chinese girls, ages 1.50–5.92 years (M = 3.24, SD = 1.26). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), employing robust weighted least squares estimation, was used to evaluate the instrument's seven-factor correlated structure. Profiles of scores were analyzed descriptively for clinical insights. Results The CFAs indicated that the fit of Achenbach and Rescorla's (2000 Manual for the ASEBA preschool forms & profiles. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont, Research Centre for Children, Youth, & Families) model to the data obtained from the adopted Chinese girls was acceptable using either a 2-point response scale or the original 3-point response scale for the 67 items from which the seven syndromes or correlated factors are derived. Values for the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) for the 2-point and 3-point response scales were .049 and .053, respectively. The RMSEA of .049 for the model using the dichotomously scored items was slightly better than what Achenbach and Rescorla (2000) reported for the same model (.06).
Conclusions
The study provides additional evidence of the factorial validity of the CBCL/1.5–5 and supports its use with Chinese girls adopted into North American families. While the Chinese girls showed similar or better behavioral adjustment, compared to a reference group from the CBCL's normative sample, they tended to manifest higher levels of sleep problems.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Pediatric Psychology, v. 32, no. 7, p. 807-818.
Scholar Commons Citation
Tan, Tony X.; Dedrick, Robert F.; and Marfo, Kofi, "Factor Structure and Clinical Implications of Child Behavior Checklist/1.5–5 Ratings in a Sample of Girls Adopted from China" (2007). Educational and Psychological Studies Faculty Publications. 79.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/esf_facpub/79
