Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Psychoeducational Profile – Third Edition – Caregiver Report

Abstract

Background As a comprehensive measure for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the Psychoeducational Profile -Third Edition (PEP-3) has been validated and widely used in the United States. This study attempted to investigate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the PEP-3 (CPEP-3) Caregiver Report. Method A total of 455 Chinese children diagnosed with ASD in Hong Kong and their parents participated in the study. Internal consistency, test-retest reliability, content validity, and concurrent validity of the CPEP-3 Caregiver Report were examined. Results The internal consistency and test-retest reliability of the subtests were good to excellent. Item discrimination and item difficulty findings were satisfactory. The measure also correlated well with the observer-rated Performance Test of the CPEP-3 and the Hong Kong Based Adaptive Behavior Scale. Conclusion The CPEP-3 Caregiver Report can be used as an objective supplementary assessment tool for early identification and intervention programming for children with ASD in the Chinese context.

Effectiveness of a SCERTS Model-Based Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Hong Kong: A Pilot Study

“…Translated from the PEP-3 developed by Schopler, Lansing, Reichler, & Marcus (2005), the CPEP-3 is a validated assessment tool that comprehensively measures the development of Chinese children with ASD (Shek and Yu 2014, 2015). The questionnaire includes a performance test and a caregiver report.…”

Validation of the Simplified Chinese Psychoeducational Profile Third Edition in Mainland China

“…As shown in Table 1 , participating children’s ages ranged from 2.0 to 7.9 years, with a male-to-female ratio of 5.30:1 (i.e., 466 boys and 88 girls), which is consistent with the general finding that boys are more frequently diagnosed with ASD (Wang et al 2016 ), as girls present different symptoms that are only now beginning to be understood. As compared to the sample recruited for the Hong Kong validation study (Shek and Yu 2015 ), participants’ age distribution was more even. Particularly, more children with ASD aged between 7.0 and 7.9 years were recruited in the present study.…”

“…All items are rated on a 3-point scale with “Fail” = 0, “Emerge” = 1, and “Pass” = 2. Previous studies have shown that the Cantonese Chinese version of the PEP-3 has good psychometric properties and Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for all subscales were above 0.80 (Shek and Yu 2015 ).…”

“…Second, little is known about the psychometric properties of the PEP-3 in mainland China. While validation studies on the Chinese version of the PEP-3 have been conducted in Taiwan (Fu et al 2012 , 2010 ) and Hong Kong (Shek and Yu 2014 , 2015 ), validation research on the PEP-3 in mainland China is missing. Based on a small sample ( N = 63), researchers in Taiwan have investigated the reliability and validity of the Caregiver Report of the Chinese PEP-3, but not the major Performance Test.…”

“…Based on a small sample ( N = 63), researchers in Taiwan have investigated the reliability and validity of the Caregiver Report of the Chinese PEP-3, but not the major Performance Test. In contrast, scholars in Hong Kong have conducted systematic validation studies based on a large sample of children with ASD and a comparable number of typically developing children as comparisons (Shek and Yu 2014 , 2015 ). These studies revealed the strong psychometric properties of both the Performance Test and the Caregiver Report of a Cantonese Chinese PEP-3 (CPEP-3).…”