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- Title
Testing Multicultural Robustness of the Child Behavior Checklist in a National Epidemiological Sample in Uruguay.
- Authors
Viola, Laura; Garrido, Gabriela; Rescorla, Leslie
- Abstract
Comparisons of Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) scores from 31 societies (Rescorla et al. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 15:13-142 ) supported the instrument's multicultural robustness, but none of these societies was in South America. The present study tested the multicultural robustness of the 2001 CBCL using data from a national epidemiological survey in Uruguay. Participants were 1,374 6- to 11-year-olds recruited through 65 schools nationwide; 1,098 (80%) had received no mental health or special education services in the past year ( non-referred group), whereas 276 ( referred group) had been referred for mental health services, had repeated ≥2 grades, or had significant developmental disabilities. Mean item ratings, factor structure, and scale internal consistencies were very similar to findings reported by Rescorla et al. (Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 15:13-142 ) and Ivanova et al. (Journal of Clinical Child and Adoloescent Psychology 36: 405-417 ). Children from low SES school environments obtained higher problem scores, especially in the referred group. Gender, age, and referral status effects paralleled those in the U.S. Non-referred children obtained somewhat higher mean problem scores in Uruguay than in the U.S., but mean score differences between non-referred and referred children were smaller in Uruguay than the U.S. Findings supporting the CBCL's multicultural robustness in a South American country extend the generalizability of findings reported by Rescorla et al. (Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders 15:13-142 ) for 31 societies.
- Subjects
URUGUAY; SOUTH America; CHILD Behavior Checklist; MULTICULTURALISM -- Social aspects; MENTAL health services; SCHOOL environment; SAMPLE size (Statistics)
- Publication
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2011, Vol 39, Issue 6, p897
- ISSN
0091-0627
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10802-011-9500-z