Validation of a cross-cultural instrument for child behavior problems: the Disruptive Behavior International Scale - Nepal version.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obtaining accurate and valid measurements of disruptive behavior disorders remains a challenge in non-Western settings due to variability in societal norms for child behavior and a lack of tools developed outside of Western contexts. This paper assesses the reliability and construct validity of the Disruptive Behavior International Scale - Nepal version (DBIS-N)-a scale developed using ethnographic research in Nepal-and compares it with a widely used Western-derived scale in assessing locally defined child behavior problems.

Methods

We assessed a population-based sample of 268 children ages 5-15 years old in Nepal for behavior problems with a pool of candidate items developed from ethnographic research. We selected final items for the DBIS-N using exploratory fact

SUBMITTER: Burkey MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6215604 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature