Assessing Early Childhood Fluid Reasoning in Low- and Middle-Income Nations: Validity of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence Across Seven MAL-ED Sites
Assessing Early Childhood Fluid Reasoning in Low- and Middle-Income Nations: Validity of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence Across Seven MAL-ED Sites
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10.1177/0734282919850040
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发表时间：
2020-04-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Murray-Kolb, Laura E.
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作者：
Ruan-Iu, Linda;Pendergast, Laura L.;Murray-Kolb, Laura E.
采用韦氏学龄前和小学智力量表第三版（WPPSI-III）的改编版本，对来自营养不良和肠道疾病（MAL-ED）研究的1,253名5岁儿童的认知功能进行评估，该研究是一项调查儿童发育多个方面的国际多地点研究。在这项研究中，WPPSI-III的因子结构和不变性在位于孟加拉国，巴西，印度，尼泊尔，巴基斯坦，南非和坦桑尼亚的七个国际研究中心进行了研究。使用多指标多原因（MIMIC）建模方法，研究结果支持的有效性流体推理维度（包括块设计，矩阵推理，图片完成分量表）在每个七个网站，虽然分数是非不变的。因此，建议将这些评分用于研究目的和了解变量之间的关系，而不是用于平均值比较或临床目的。
An adapted version of the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Third Edition (WPPSI-III) was administered to assess cognitive functioning among 1,253 5-year-old children from the Malnutrition and Enteric Disease (MAL-ED) study-an international, multisite study investigating multiple aspects of child development. In this study, the factor structure and invariance of the WPPSI-III were examined across seven international research sites located in Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, and Tanzania. Using a multiple indicator multiple cause (MIMIC) modeling approach, the findings supported the validity of a fluid reasoning dimension (comprised of block design, matrix reasoning, and picture completion subscales) across each of the seven sites, although the scores were noninvariant. Accordingly, these scores are recommended for research purposes and understanding relationships between variables but not for mean comparisons or clinical purposes.