The Coolidge Personality and Neuropsychological Inventory for Children (CPNI)

Abstract

This study describes the preliminary psychometric characteristics of a new parent-as-respondent assessment tool, the Coolidge Personality and Neuropsychological Inventory for Children (CPNI). The CPNI contains 200 items answered on a 4-point Likert-type scale. The CPNI has a three-fold purpose: (a) to assess the 12 personality disorders according to the criteria on Axis II and Appendix B of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; (b) to assess neuropsychological dysfunction, including Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Mild Neurocognitive Disorder, executive function deficits, and other related symptoms; and (c) to measure some Axis I diagnoses including Separation Anxiety Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, depression, and general anxiety, as well as other clinical syndromes. The scale reliabilities and test-retest reliabilities were moderate to high, and construct validity was good, which supports further research with the inventory.

Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Early Adolescence: A Multitrait-Multimethod Factor Analytic Approach

“…Except for preliminary psychometric characteristics such as scale and testretest reliability [22], the current study is the first to demonstrate the structural validity of the scores in the CPNI/GA scale.…”

“…Symptoms of anxiety were measured with the General Anxiety disorder scale (GA), a subscale of the Coolidge Personality and Neuropsychological Inventory for children (CPNI) [22]. The GA scale consists of 12 parent-reported items that were derived from DSM-IV criteria for three of the most typical anxiety disorders in children and adolescents; separation anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder and social phobia ( Table 1).…”

“…The overall aim of this study was to examine the construct validity of self-and parent-rated scales of depression and anxiety, using brief symptom scales: the Short Mood and Feeling Questionnaire (SMFQ) [19] and the General Anxiety disorder scale (GA) from the Coolidge Personality and Neuropsychological Inventory (CPNI) [22]. The current study is, to our knowledge, the first to examine the construct validity of two short scales of symptoms of anxiety and depression in a population-based sample of young adolescents using parallel self-and mother-rated measures.…”

Maladaptive Personality and Neuropsychological Features of Highly Relationally Aggressive Adolescent Girls

“…The second instrument used was the Coolidge Personality and Neuropsychological Inventory (Coolidge, 1998). This is a standardized measure of children's and adolescents' (aged 5-17 years) psychological functioning.…”

“…Coolidge, Thede, Stewart, and Segal (2002) provide a summary of the CPNI reliability and construct validity studies.…”