Measuring Behavior Problems in Young Children of Color

产品说明：越来越多的证据表明，儿童早期行为问题的普遍性和持续性，特别是在低收入的有色人种儿童中，这激发了人们对早期识别和治疗有反社会行为风险的儿童的兴趣。然而，通常用于测量行为问题的工具可能在低收入的有色人种儿童中具有可疑的有效性。本研究将评估两种最常用的测量2-4岁儿童行为问题的方法：儿童行为量表（CBCL）和Eyberg儿童行为量表（ECBF）的效度。第1阶段的目的是对CBCL和ECBI进行项目分析，以检查父母种族/民族和家庭收入的差异项目功能（DIF）。将招募按收入（低与中等）和语言（单语与双语）分层的非裔美国人、拉丁裔和白色父母（n=840），使用目的性和转诊抽样设计完成研究措施。探索性项目分析将用于测试项目在不同种族/民族和收入群体中的功能是否不同。将进一步探讨项目功能的差异，以检查可能解释种族/民族或收入差异的中介变量的影响。第2阶段的目的是（a）描述和比较来自低收入和中等收入群体的非裔美国人、拉丁裔和白色父母对ECBI和CBCL的可接受性，以及（B）了解第I阶段获得的显著项目差异与父母的种族/民族、收入群体和/或语言之间的关系。将从按种族/民族、收入和语言分层的2-4奥尔兹父母的21个焦点组中获得数据。将使用定性方法提取和分析主题。第三阶段的目的是整合第一阶段和第二阶段的研究结果，并为使用和修改这些措施提出建议，以便它们可以提供对有色人种幼儿行为问题的更有效的估计。

DESCRIPTION: (provided by applicant) Mounting evidence on the prevalence and persistence of early childhood behavior problems, particularly among low-income children of color has fueled interest in early identification and treatment of children at risk for antisocial behavior. However, the instruments typically used to measure behavior problems may have questionable validity among low-income children of color. This study will evaluate the validity of the two most commonly used measures of behavior problems in children 2-4 years old: the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBF). The aim of Phase 1 is to conduct item analyses on the CBCL and ECBI to examine differential item functioning (DIF) by parent race/ethnicity and household income. African-American, Latino, and White parents (n=840) stratified by income (low vs. middle) and language (monolingual vs. bilingual) will be recruited to complete research measures using a purposive and referral sampling design. Exploratory Item Analysis will be used to test whether items function differently in different racial/ethnic and income groups. Differences on item functioning will be further explored to examine the impact of mediator variables that might explain racial/ethnic or income differences. The aims of Phase 2 are to (a) describe and compare the acceptability of the ECBI and CBCL among African-American, Latino, and White parents from low and middle-income groups and (b) understand how significant item differences obtained in Phase I might be related to parents' race/ethnicity, income group, and/or language. Data will be obtained from 21 focus groups of parents of 2-4 year olds stratified by race/ethnicity, income, and language. Themes will be extracted and analyzed using qualitative methods. The aim of Phase 3 is to integrate the findings of Phases I and 2 and generate recommendations for using and revising these measures so they may provide more valid estimates of behavior problems among young children of color.