Cross-Cultural Aspect of Behavior Assessment System for Children-2, Parent Rating Scale-Child: Standardization in Korean Children.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Our study aimed to examine psychometric properties and cross-cultural utility of the Behavior Assessment System for Children-2, Parent Rating Scale-Child (BASC-2 PRS-C) in Korean children.

Materials and methods

Two study populations were recruited: a general population sample (n=2115) of 1st to 6th graders from 16 elementary schools and a clinical population (n=219) of 6-12 years old from 5 child psychiatric clinics and an epidemiological sample of autism spectrum disorder. We assessed the validity and reliability of the Korean version of BASC-2 PRS-C (K-BASC-2 PRS-C) and compared subscales with those used for US populations.

Results

Our results indicate that the K-BASC-2 PRS-C is a valuable instrument with reliability and validity for measuring developmental

SUBMITTER: Song J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5290026 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature