Testing the Structure of the Child Behavior Checklist/4-18 Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis

Abstract

Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to evaluate the factor structure of T. M. Achenbach's eight cross-informant syndrome scales of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCIJ4-18) using data generated on a sample of 631 youngsters, ages 8 to 18 years (M= 14.02, SD = 2.39), who had been classified as having serious emotional disturbances. Results of the CFA (overall fit, pattern of factor loadings, and syndrome correlations) support Achenbach's eight-correlated-factor model and provide additional evidence of the construct validity of the scores obtained from the CBCV/4-18.

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“…CheckList": CBCL) para edades de 6 a 18 años, de Achenbach (Dedrick, Greenbaum, Friedman, Wetherington & Knoff, 1997). Es uno de los instrumentos más utilizado en el campo de la investigación, contando más de 4000 publicaciones, de comprobada validez y fiabilidad.…”

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“…The analysis of the first-order model was analogous to Dedrick et al (1997). This analysis includes 85 of the 118 CBCL items.…”

“…For (A)GFI the criteria are the following: for (A)GFI > .950 the fit of the model is good, for .900-.950 the fit is acceptable, for .850-.900 the fit is more or less acceptable, and for <.850 the fit of the model is unacceptable. Some results of the present study are compared with those of Dedrick et al (1997) andDe Groot et al (1994), who tested the CBCLfactor model for the parent version of the CBCL. The data for the study by Dedrick et al (1997) were based on a sample of 631 American youngsters (aged 8-18 years) with serious emotional disturbances.…”

“…Some results of the present study are compared with those of Dedrick et al (1997) andDe Groot et al (1994), who tested the CBCLfactor model for the parent version of the CBCL. The data for the study by Dedrick et al (1997) were based on a sample of 631 American youngsters (aged 8-18 years) with serious emotional disturbances. De Groot et al (1994) based their confirmatory factor analysis on a sample of 2,335 clinically referred Dutch children and youngsters (aged 4-18 years).…”

“…The values of GFI, AGFI, and RMR in Table I are comparable with the values for the eight-correlated-factor model found in the studies by Dedrick et al (1997) (.910, .905, and .086, respectively) and De Groot et al (1994) (.885, .878, and .096, respectively). In Table II, the average standardized loadings for the eight-correlated-factor model are listed, and supplemented with the means found by Dedrick et al (1997) and De Groot et al (1994). Moreover, internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and test-retest reliability of the scales for the present study are presented.…”