Behavior problems in children with diabetes: Disentangling possible scoring confounds on the child behavior checklist

被引:29
作者
Holmes, CS [1 ]
Respess, D
Greer, T
Frentz, J
机构
[1] Georgetown Univ, Med Ctr, Dept Psychiat, Washington, DC 20007 USA
[2] Tulane Univ, New Orleans, LA 70118 USA
[3] Univ So Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS 39406 USA
关键词
diabetes; Child Behavior Checklist; chronic illness;
D O I
10.1093/jpepsy/23.3.179
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; T. M. Achenbach, 1991), when used to assess the behavior of children with diabetes, may contain confounds because some behavioral items can have a physiologic etiology, and may skew reports of behavioral disturbance. Methods: Two techniques were used to disentangle possible scoring confounds in the behavioral ratings of children with and without diabetes: (1) the Somatic Complaints scale was deleted, or (2) Diabetes Items, identified a priori with 89% agreement by nine medical personnel, were deleted. Results: As expected, with traditionally scored protocols, children with diabetes obtained higher Internalizing and Total Behavior Problem scores than controls. This group difference persisted whether the Somatic Complaints scale or the Diabetes Items were deleted. Conclusions: Compared to controls, children with diabetes obtained mildly elevated scores on six of the eight CBCL scales, regardless of scoring method.
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页码:179 / 185
页数:7
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