TY - JOUR
T1 - Cautions in using the child behavior checklist
T2 - Observations based on research about children with a chronic illness
AU - Perrin, Ellen C.
AU - Stein, Ruth E.K.
AU - Drotar, Dennis
N1 - Funding Information:
•Preparation of this article was supported in part by a grant from the William T. Grant Foundation to the Research Consortium on Chronic Illness in Childhood. We thank Robert J. Haggerty and our other colleagues in the Research Consortium (Steven L. Gortmaker, John M. Leventhal, Paul W. Newacheck. James M. Perrin, I. Barry Pless, Barbara Sabbeth, Deborah Klein Walker, and Michael Weitzman) for their support and critical comments on this manuscript. We also appreciate the comments of Thomas M. Achenbach and Craig S. Edelbrock on earlier drafts of this paper. 2A11 correspondence should be sent to Ellen C. Perrin, Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, MA 01655.
PY - 1991/8
Y1 - 1991/8
N2 - The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the related instruments, the Teacher's Report Form (TRF) and Youth Self-Report (YSR), are frequently used in research assessing the behavioral adjustment of children. This paper describes some issues relevant to children with a chronic physical illness that should be considered when using these instruments. Salient problems include (a) possible bias in interpreting data concerning physical symptoms; (b) limited sensitivity to identify mild adjustment problems of the sort most often encountered in children with chronic physical illnesses; and (c) incomplete and potentially misleading assessment of social competence. When using these instruments investigators should also be aware of several general methodologic issues before collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data regarding children with chronic illnesses.
AB - The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the related instruments, the Teacher's Report Form (TRF) and Youth Self-Report (YSR), are frequently used in research assessing the behavioral adjustment of children. This paper describes some issues relevant to children with a chronic physical illness that should be considered when using these instruments. Salient problems include (a) possible bias in interpreting data concerning physical symptoms; (b) limited sensitivity to identify mild adjustment problems of the sort most often encountered in children with chronic physical illnesses; and (c) incomplete and potentially misleading assessment of social competence. When using these instruments investigators should also be aware of several general methodologic issues before collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data regarding children with chronic illnesses.
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U2 - 10.1093/jpepsy/16.4.411
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/16.4.411
M3 - Article
C2 - 1941423
AN - SCOPUS:0025851408
SN - 0146-8693
VL - 16
SP - 411
EP - 421
JO - Journal of Pediatric Psychology
JF - Journal of Pediatric Psychology
IS - 4
ER -