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Syndrome Dimensions of the Child Behavior Checklist and the Teacher Report Form: A Critical Empirical Evaluation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1999

Catharina A. Hartman ,
Joop Hox ,
Judith Auerbach ,
Nese Erol ,
Antonio C. Fonseca ,
Gideon J. Mellenbergh ,
Torunn S. Nøvik ,
Jaap Oosterlaan ,
Alexandra C. Roussos  and
Ruth S. Shalev
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Catharina A. Hartman
Affiliation:
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Joop Hox
Affiliation:
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Judith Auerbach
Affiliation:
Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel
Nese Erol
Affiliation:
University of Ankara, Turkey
Antonio C. Fonseca
Affiliation:
University of Coimbra, Portugal
Gideon J. Mellenbergh
Affiliation:
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Torunn S. Nøvik
Affiliation:
National Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Oslo, Norway
Jaap Oosterlaan
Affiliation:
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Alexandra C. Roussos
Affiliation:
Attiki Child Psychiatry Hospital, Greece
Ruth S. Shalev
Affiliation:
Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel
Nelly Zilber
Affiliation:
JDC Falk Institute for Mental Health and Behavioural Studies, Jerusalem, Israel
Joseph A. Sergeant
Affiliation:
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Abstract

The construct representation of the cross-informant model of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Teacher Report Form (TRF) was evaluated using confirmatory factor analysis. Samples were collected in seven different countries. The results are based on 13,226 parent ratings and 8893 teacher ratings. The adequacy of fit for the cross-informant model was established on the basis of three approaches: conventional rules of fit, simulation, and comparison with other models. The results indicated that the cross-informant model fits these data poorly. These results were consistent across countries, informants, and both clinical and population samples. Since inadequate empirical support for the cross-informant syndromes and their differentiation was found, the construct validity of these syndrome dimensions is questioned.

Keywords

Child behaviourclassificationconcept of developmentpsychometricssymptomatologyconfirmatory factor analysis
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines , Volume 40 , Issue 7 , October 1999 , pp. 1095 - 1116
Copyright
© 1999 Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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