Child Behavior Checklist
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Abstract
The Child Problem
Behavior Checklist was generated from the Child Behavior Checklist
(Achenbach & Edelbrock, 1981), the Revised Behavior Problem
Checklist (Quay & Peterson, 1987) and other behavior checklists.
The scale is one of the most widely-used measures in child
psychology. It is composed of 112 items that each significantly
differentiate clinically-referred from non-referred children. The
items of the CBCL were factor analyzed to empirically identify the
forms of psychopathology that actually occur in children. These
items are presented in alphabetical order to reduce the bias that
might occur as a result of informants' preconceived notions regarding
the presence or absence or a particular disorder.
These data were collected during the summer of the sixth year
of Fast Track, when most children had just completed fifth grade.
Children in the intervention group were not included in the analyses
for this report. Children who were part of both the normative group
and the high risk group were included with the high risk group only.
Achenbach (1991) recommends that raw scores on the CBCL behavior
syndromes and problems scales be used in research. At the high end
of the distribution, raw scores may be more precise and uniform
than t-scores. In addition, on the behavior syndromes - but not
the problems scales - below average t-scores have been truncated
at 50. However, if sex differences are not controlled in statistical
analyses or if age differences among subjects are non-trivial, it
may be preferable to use t-scores. Choosing to use an individual
behavior syndrome score or a problems scale score should depend
on the specific research question being asked. In general, however,
the problems scales scores are going to be slightly more reliable
because they are composed of more items. As with most measures of
psychopathology, the distributions of scores on the CBCL tend to
be skewed and kurtotic. Use caution in statistical analyses that
are not robust to violations of normality.
Keywords: Psychopathology, Emotional Disturbances, Personality
Problems, Psychosomatic Disorders, Self Destructive Behavior, Self
Injurious Behavior, Speech Language Pathology, Sexuality, Sleep,
Eating Disorders, Disobedience, Suicide, Physical Problems, Substance
Abuse.
Administration History
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09 March 2005
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