Syndrome dimensions of the child behavior checklist and the teacher report form: A critical empirical evaluation

Catharina A. Hartman; Joop Hox; Judith Auerbach; Nese Erol; Antonio C. Fonseca; Gideon J. Mellenbergh; Torunn S. Nøvik; Jaap Oosterlaan; Alexandra C. Roussos; Ruth S. Shalev; Nelly Zilber; Joseph A. Sergeant

doi:10.1017/S0021963099004631

Syndrome dimensions of the child behavior checklist and the teacher report form: A critical empirical evaluation

Catharina A. Hartman, Joop Hox, Judith Auerbach, Nese Erol, Antonio C. Fonseca, Gideon J. Mellenbergh, Torunn S. Nøvik, Jaap Oosterlaan, Alexandra C. Roussos, Ruth S. Shalev, Nelly Zilber, Joseph A. Sergeant

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1095-1116
Number of pages	22
Journal	Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Volume	40
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021963099004631
State	Published - 1 Oct 1999

Keywords

Child behaviour
Classification
Concept of development
Confirmatory factor analysis
Psychometrics
Symptomatology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Psychiatry and Mental health

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Hartman, C. A., Hox, J., Auerbach, J., Erol, N., Fonseca, A. C., Mellenbergh, G. J., Nøvik, T. S., Oosterlaan, J., Roussos, A. C., Shalev, R. S., Zilber, N., & Sergeant, J. A. (1999). Syndrome dimensions of the child behavior checklist and the teacher report form: A critical empirical evaluation. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 40(7), 1095-1116. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021963099004631

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