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Behavioural/emotional problems in Brazilian children: findings from parents' reports on the Child Behavior Checklist

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 November 2012

M. M. Rocha ,
L. A. Rescorla ,
D. R. Emerich ,
E. F. M. Silvares ,
J. C. Borsa ,
L. G. S. Araújo ,
M. H. S. M. Bertolla ,
M. S. Oliveira ,
N. C. S. Perez  and
P. M. Freitas
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M. M. Rocha*
Affiliation:
Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
L. A. Rescorla
Affiliation:
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA
D. R. Emerich
Affiliation:
Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
E. F. M. Silvares
Affiliation:
Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
J. C. Borsa
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
L. G. S. Araújo
Affiliation:
Faculdade Ciência da Vida, Sete Lagoas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
M. H. S. M. Bertolla
Affiliation:
Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
M. S. Oliveira
Affiliation:
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
N. C. S. Perez
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Campus Universitário Lagoa Nova, Natal, Brazil
P. M. Freitas
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Recôncavo Bahiano, Santo Antonio de Jesus, Brazil
S. G. Assis
Affiliation:
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
*
*Address for correspondence: Professor M. M. Rocha, Instituto de Psicologia, Universidade de São Paulo, Bloco F, sala 30, Av. Prof. Melo Moraes 1721, 05508-030 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. (Email: marinamonzani@gmail.com)
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Abstract

Background.

To compare Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) findings for a large Brazilian general population sample with those for US children considering: (a) mean problem item ratings; (b) fit of the US-derived CBCL 8-syndrome model; (c) scale internal consistency measured by Cronbach's alphas; (d) effects of society, age, gender on CBCL problem scores; and (e) ability to discriminate referred from non-referred children.

Methods.

Parents of 1228 non-referred 6-to-11-year-olds from three different regions of Brazil and 247 referred 6-to-11-year-olds from one clinic rated their children's behavioural and emotional problems using the CBCL/6–18.

Results.

Results for mean item ratings and scale internal consistencies were very similar to those found in the US and in Uruguay. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that Brazilian data showed the best fit to the US 8-syndrome model of all countries studied to date. Gender patterns were comparable to those reported in other societies, but mean problem scores for non-referred Brazilian children were higher than those for US children. Therefore, the CBCL discriminated less well between non-referred and referred children in Brazil than in the US.

Conclusions.

Overall, our findings replicated those reported in international comparisons of CBCL scores for 31 societies, thereby providing support for the multicultural robustness of the CBCL in Brazil.

Keywords

CBCLconfirmatory factor analysispsychological assessmentpsychometricmulticultural
Type
Original Articles
Information
Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , December 2013 , pp. 329 - 338
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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