Reliability and validity of Brief Problem Monitor, an abbreviated form of the Child Behavior Checklist.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The parent form of the 113-item Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is widely utilized by child psychiatrists and psychologists. This report examines the reliability and validity of a recently developed abbreviated version of the CBCL, the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM).

Methods

Caregivers (n = 567) completed the CBCL online and the 19 BPM items were examined separately.

Results

Internal consistency of the BPM was high (Cronbach's alpha = 0.91) and satisfactory for the Internalizing (0.78), Externalizing (0.86), and Attention (0.87) scales. High correlations between the CBCL and BPM were identified for the total score (r = 0.95) as well as the Internalizing (0.86), Externalizing (0.93), and Attention (0.97) scales. The BPM and scales were sensitive and identified signifi

SUBMITTER: Piper BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4182328 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature