Child and Adolescent Behavior Inventory (CABI): Standardization for Age 6-17 Years and First Clinical Application

Abstract

Background:The Child and Adolescent Behavior Inventory (CABI) is a questionnaire designed to collect information from the parents of children and adolescents, both for the preparation of screening and epidemiological studies and for clinical evaluation. It has been published in CPEMH in 2013, with the first data on 8-10 years old school children.Here we report an extended standardization on a school population 6-17 years old and the first results of the application in a clinical sample.Methods:Parents, after giving their informed consent, answered to the questionnaire. Complete and reliable data were obtained from the parents of 659 school children and adolescents 6-17 y.o., with a balanced distribution of gender.Moreover, in a population of 84 patients, the results with the CABI were compared with the clinical evaluation and the CBCL.Results:In the school population, scores were different in relation to gender and age. The values of externalizing disorders were higher in males, with the highest values for ADHD in the 6-10 y.o. children. On the contrary, the scores of internalizing disorders and of eating disorders tended to be slightly higher in females.In the clinical population, scores at the CABI were in agreement with the clinical evaluation in 84% cases for depressive symptoms (compared to CBCL 66%), 53% for anxiety symptoms (CBCL 42%) and 87% for ODD (CBCL 69%), differences, however; without statistical significance (chi square).Conclusion:The study obtained normative data for the CABI and gave information of the behavioral differences in relation to age and gender of the school population as evaluated by parents/caregivers. Clinically, the CABI provided useful information for the clinical evaluation of the patient, sometimes with better agreement with the final diagnosis compared to the CBCL.

Predictive validity for the clinical diagnosis of a new parent questionnaire, the CABI, compared with CBCL

“…For both the CABI and CBCL, points 2 were assigned to each “True” answer, 1 to “Partially or sometimes true” and 0 to “False/Not true.” The raw scores of the CABI items making each subscale were added up and then turned into T scores based on the normative data reported in Cianchetti et al (2017). For the CBCL, the counting was manual with grid or electronic after transcription of the answers to the computer, according to the program provided by the manufacturer (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001).…”

“…Psychometric properties, including internal consistency, factor analysis, and normative data, are reported in Cianchetti et al (2017), together with a comparative and discriminant evaluation on a small number of cases. The normative data are different in relation to gender and age, and three age groups are distinct: aged 6-10, 11-13, and 14-18 years.…”

“…The tool, called Child and Adolescent Behavior Inventory (CABI), was initially standardized and made accessible for free use in 2013 (Cianchetti et al, 2013), and its larger standardization was published in 2017 (Cianchetti et al, 2017). The CABI, better described below, consists of 75 items, grouped in relation to the problem areas (“subscales”) they explore; this allows an easy and at-glance evaluation of the problems that are reported by parents and of the entity of them, without having to use a manual counting grid or a computer transcription, as required by CBCL.…”

Online parent training platform for complementary treatment of disruptive behavior disorders in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A randomized controlled trial protocol

“…The Child and Adolescent Behavior Inventory (CABI) is a questionnaire useful for the preparation of screening for clinical evaluation [ 52 ].…”

“…The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) was adapted and validated for use in a Brazilian context [ 47 ], as well as the Perceived Stress Scale [ 48 , 49 ] and the Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ) [ 38 ]. The Child and Adolescent Behavior Inventory (CABI) is a questionnaire designed to collect information from the parents of children and adolescents, being useful for the preparation of screening for clinical evaluation [ 52 ]. World Health Organization Quality of Life abbreviated measure showed a good performance concerning internal consistency, discriminant validity, criterion validity, concurrent validity and test-retest reliability, been an interesting option to evaluate quality of life in Brazil [ 41 , 50 ].…”