Convergent and Discriminant Validity of the Child and Adolescent Behavior Inventory Scale Scores With Well-Established Psychopathology and Academic Achievement Measures in Adolescents With ADHD

Abstract

The convergent and discriminant validity of the parent version of the Child and Adolescent Behavior Inventory (CABI) symptom and impairment scale scores were evaluated with the scale scores from multiple methods including a semistructured diagnostic interview, rating scales, and an academic achievement test. Participants were 82 adolescents (70% male, 78% non-Hispanic White) aged 13 to 17 years ( M = 15.01) diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (77% predominantly inattentive presentation) and parents. CABI scale scores showed moderate ( rs = .42 to .49) to substantial ( rs = .62 to .91) convergent correlations with scores from similar measures. CABI scale scores also showed significant discriminant validity (convergent correlation significantly larger than discriminant correlation) with the scores on the other measures. These findings provide additional support for use of the CABI in research and clinical practice, and copies of the scale and norms are freely available.

Consistency and source specificity of symptom ratings for Child and Adolescent Behavior Inventory Scales with mother, father, and teacher ratings of Spanish children.

“…Studies with samples from Brazil, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States support the reliability (internal consistency, test–retest, and interrater), invariance (invariance of loadings and thresholds across mother and father ratings of the same child, community, and clinical samples, and 4-week test–retest interval), 1 and validity of CABI scale scores (Başay et al, 2021; Becker et al, 2020; Burns, Preszler, et al, 2021; Burns & Becker, 2021; Burns, Servera, et al, 2021; Jung et al, 2021; Servera et al, 2018). Findings relevant to this study involve mother with father, mother with teacher, father with teacher, and teacher with teacher factor correlations for the same CABI scale (convergent validity factor correlations from a first-order correlated factors model, Bernad et al, 2016; Burns et al, 2008, 2014, 2017; Sáez et al, 2019).…”

“…In the present study, reliability coefficients (omega values from a single trait/single source confirmatory factor analysis) for mothers (fathers, teachers) for ADHD-IN, ADHD-HI, SCT, ODD, LPE, anxiety, depression, academic impairment, and social impairment scale scores were .97 (.98, .99), .96 (.96, .98), .96 (.95, .98), .95 (.94, .98), .88 (.89, .91), .93 (.92, .96), .81 (.82, .92), .96 (.96, .97), and .93 (.94, no teacher scale). Earlier studies provide additional information on CABI scale scores psychometric properties (Başay et al, 2021; Becker et al, 2020; Burns & Becker, 2021; Burns, Preszler, et al, 2021; Burns, Servera, et al, 2021.…”

“…The Child and Adolescent Behavior Inventory (CABI) is a parent and teacher rating scale of psychopathology and functional impairment in children and adolescents (Becker et al, 2020; Burns & Becker, 2021; Burns, Preszler, et al, 2021; Burns, Servera, et al, 2021). The CABI measures the symptom domains of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)—inattention (IN), ADHD—hyperactivity/impulsivity (HI), sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), limited prosocial emotions (LPE, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition [DSM-5] LPE specifier), depression, and anxiety.…”

Setting a research agenda for examining early risk for elevated cognitive disengagement syndrome symptoms using data from the ABCD cohort

“…Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), which includes a 4-item (i.e., seems confused or in a fog; daydreams or gets lost in their thoughts; stares blankly; is underactive, slow moving, or lacks energy) CDS subscale within the DSM-oriented scales [41], which are rated on a 3-point scale. Scores on the CBCL CDS subscale correlate strongly with scores on longer, CDS-speci c measures [42,43]. We de ned elevated CDS symptoms by a T-score in the clinical range (i.e., ≥ 70); 215 (2.67%) children were categorized as having elevated CDS symptoms (Tables 1 and 2).…”

Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome–Clinical Interview (CDS-CI): Psychometric support for caregiver and youth versions.

“…Each item was rated on a 6-point scale for the past month (0 = almost never [never or about once per month] , 1 = seldom [about once per week] , 2 = sometimes [several times per week] , 3 = often [above once per day] , 4 = very often [several times per day] , 5 = almost always [many times per day] ). Scores on the 15 CABI CDS items (e.g., “gets lost in own thoughts,” “easily confused,” “daydreams,” “low level of activity”) have demonstrated strong structural validity (including discriminant validity from ADHD and other psychopathology symptoms including depression, anxiety, and oppositionality), excellent reliability (internal consistency, test–retest, interrater), invariance (across a 1 month interval, sex of rater, community/clinical samples), and independent correlates relative to ADHD symptoms (e.g., Başay et al, 2021; Burns & Becker, 2021, 2022; Burns et al, 2023; Sadeghi-Bahmani et al, 2022; Sáez, Servera, Becker, & Burns, 2019; Servera et al, 2018; for a review, see Becker, 2021). Reliability (ω) for the current sample of participants for the CABI CDS, ADHD-IN, and ADHD-HI scores were .97, .98, and .96, respectively.…”