Psychometric properties of the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) in children with internalizing symptoms: examining baseline data from a national randomized controlled intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prevention is essential to reduce the development of symptomology among children and adolescents into disorders, thereby improving public health and reducing costs. Therefore, easily administered screening and early assessment methods with good reliability and validity are necessary to effectively identify children's functioning and how these develop. The Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) is an instrument designed for this purpose. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the BPM parent (BPM-P) and teacher (BPM-T) versions, including internal reliability and construct validity at assessing children with internalizing problems.

Methods

Baseline data were collected from a national randomized controlled intervention study. Children aged 8

SUBMITTER: Pedersen ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8626919 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature