Sources of Bias in the CBCL for African Americans

CBCL 对非裔美国人的偏见来源

• 批准号: 7023819
• 负责人: Victoria Khanh Ngo
• 金额: $ 3.13万
• 依托单位: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-03-01 至 2007-04-01
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/7023819
• 关键词: African American; bias; caucasian American; child behavior; child psychology; children; clinical research; culture; data collection methodology /evaluation; human subject; medically underserved population; psychological tests; psychometrics; psychopathology; racial /ethnic difference; socioeconomics; statistics /biometry; urban poverty area

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Children who grow up in high-risk environments, such as impoverished neighborhoods characterized by chronic exposure to crime and violence, are at particular risk for development of both behavioral and emotional problems. In the U.S., a correlation frequently has been found between ethnic minority status and the likelihood of living in such high-risk environments, which suggests that assessment of psychological problems for ethnic minority children is particularly important. However, the validity of psychological assessment instruments for ethnic minorities is unclear. Overall, the proposed study seeks to examine the cultural validity of the Child Behavior Checklist, by employing an Item Response Theory analysis to determine differential functioning in both the items and scales for African-American versus Euro-American children. Specifically, the Differential Functioning of Items and Tests (DFIT) Framework will be used to conduct a secondary analysis on Fast-Track data to assess measurement bias for African-Americans and Euro-American children. Using a mixed model approach to Hierarchical Linear Modeling, contextual factors (e.g., SES, neighborhood, parenting beliefs, and values) will be related to measurement bias for traits showing significant bias to determine the ecological elements that may underlie differential responding for African-Americans versus Euro-Americans. In addition to assessing the cultural validity of a specific assessment instrument (the CBCL), the proposed project will help to increase our understanding of (a) how the unique context of African American families may result in different conceptionalizations of what behaviors are considered problematic, and (b) cultural variability in the interpretation and expression of psychopathology for young children. Findings from this study will have implications for future improvement of psychological assessments and appropriate placement and treatment of African-American children as well as other ethnic minorities.

描述（由申请人提供）：在高风险环境中长大的儿童，如长期暴露于犯罪和暴力的贫困社区，特别容易出现行为和情感问题。在美国，经常发现少数民族身份与生活在这种高风险环境中的可能性之间存在相关性，这表明对少数民族儿童的心理问题进行评估尤为重要。然而，少数民族心理评估工具的有效性尚不明确。总的来说，本研究旨在通过采用项目反应理论分析来确定非裔美国儿童与欧美儿童在项目和量表上的不同功能，来检验儿童行为检查表的文化有效性。具体而言，项目和测试的差异功能框架（DFIT）将用于对快速通道数据进行二次分析，以评估非洲裔美国人和欧洲裔美国儿童的测量偏差。使用层次线性模型的混合模型方法，上下文因素（例如，社会地位、邻里关系、父母信仰和价值观）将与特征的测量偏差相关，以确定可能导致非洲裔美国人与欧洲裔美国人差异反应的生态因素。除了评估特定评估工具（CBCL）的文化有效性外，拟议的项目将有助于增加我们对以下方面的理解：(a)非洲裔美国家庭的独特背景如何导致对哪些行为被认为是有问题的不同概念，以及(b)对幼儿精神病理学的解释和表达的文化差异。这项研究的结果将对未来改进非裔美国儿童以及其他少数民族儿童的心理评估和适当安置和治疗产生影响。