This study conducted a Delphi study to develop items of a social emotional screening instrument that can identify and screen the social-emotional development of young children birth to 78 months old. First, items and areas were derived through in-depth review of the related literature and previous developed social-emotional instruments. Then, a Delphi panel consisting of 14 professionals and field experts in the early childhood education, early childhood special education, special education, developmental psychology, and medical mental health field provided two times of Delphi analyses. Descriptive statistics for item clarity and item validity, content validity ratio(CVR), degree of consensus, and degree of convergence were analyzed. As a result, a total of 81 items were derived, consisting of 30 items of social interaction, 14 items of self-regulation, 14 items of independence, 10 items of emotional development, 7 items of self-concept, 6 items of challenging behaviors. Lastly, it is suggested that the study is significant in presenting a fundamental data for constructing a valid social emotional screening instrument through Delphi analysis. Future research is suggested to conduct standardisation studies including determining cutoff scores, reliability, and validity.
The purpose of the study is to pursue a preliminary study for standardization of four to six years old questionnaires of social emotional child monitoring system, the Korean Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional 2. Data were collected and analyzed from 717 parents of young children aged 42 to 78 months in Seoul and Gyeonggi province. As a result of the study, first, the mean of the K-ASQ:SE 2 by questionnaires was 30.83 for 48 months and 23.12 for 60 months. The level of item fit was appropriate, and correlation between the total and individual item was positive signification. There was significant negative relationship with the SEAM and the revised K-ASQ, as the concurrent validity. Cutoff scores based on the 1.5SD, and 2SD was determined, and discriminate validity was confirmed based on these cutoffs. Second, as a result of reliability analysis, Cronbach alpha’s coefficient was found to be .819 for 48 months and .679 for 60 months. Interrater reliability between parents and teachers was 92.2% for 48 months and 80.0% for 60 months based on the 2SD cutoffs. In conclusion, possibility of standardization as establishing social emotional child monitoring system was predicted. Future study for standardization was proposed considering all age groups, regional arrangement, and developmental levels of young children.
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