ISSN:
1469-7610
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
,
Psychology
Notes:
Abstract— Child Behavior Checklists completed by parents of 1863 clinically referred American and Dutch boys aged 6–11 and 12–16 were subjected to principal components analyses with varimax rotations. For each age group, the construct validity of seven empirically derived syndromes was supported by cross-national correlations ranging from 0.80 to 0.98. These syndromes were designated as Aggressive, Delinquent, Depressed (ages 6–11 only). Hyperactive, Schizoid (ages 12–16 only). Somatic Complaints, Uncommunicative, and Withdrawal (Social Withdrawal for ages 6–11; Hostile Withdrawal for ages 12–16). Cross-national similarities in the distribution of scores for normative samples supported the use of the same syndrome scales by clinicians and researchers in the two countries. The cross-national construct validity of Obsessive-Compulsive and Immature syndromes did not receive adequate support.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1987.tb01765.x
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