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[Behavioral dimensions and behavior problems in 2 1/2-year-old children]. 1996

J M Fegert

Abteilung für Psychiatrie und Neurologie des Kindes- und Jugendalters des Virchow-Klinikums, Medizinische Fakultät, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

The present article gives a literature review on rating scales and psychometric instruments used for behavior rating in infants and toddlers. The results of gender specific factor analysis in a German normative sample of 2 1/2 year old children (N = 751) are compared to Achenbach's syndrome scales of the CBCL 2-3. In contrast to psychiatric diagnostic manuals (DSM-IV, ICD-10), which currently do not provide correct descriptions of the developmental psychopathology in this age group an empirically derived classification of age specific behavior is presented. Our own factor analysis replicated identically Achenbach's sleep-problem-scale for this age group and came very next to Achenbach's syndrome scales. A comparison of the published international normative samples for the CBCL 2-3 shows, that the results in the Netherlands, in the United States and Canada are not statistically different from our German group. In the context of developmental psychopathology we prognose gender specific factor solutions derived from a normative sample and not from a clinical population. Psychometric data of these different versions are presented and discussed from a child psychiatrists view on developmental psychopathology.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D008297	Male		Males
D010348	Patient Care Team	Care of patients by a multidisciplinary team usually organized under the leadership of a physician; each member of the team has specific responsibilities and the whole team contributes to the care of the patient.	Health Care Team,Interdisciplinary Health Team,Medical Care Team,Multidisciplinary Care Team,Multidisciplinary Health Team,Healthcare Team,Care Team, Health,Care Team, Medical,Care Team, Multidisciplinary,Care Team, Patient,Care Teams, Health,Care Teams, Patient,Health Care Teams,Health Team, Interdisciplinary,Health Team, Multidisciplinary,Healthcare Teams,Interdisciplinary Health Teams,Medical Care Teams,Multidisciplinary Care Teams,Multidisciplinary Health Teams,Patient Care Teams,Team, Health Care,Team, Healthcare,Team, Interdisciplinary Health,Team, Medical Care,Team, Multidisciplinary Care,Team, Multidisciplinary Health,Team, Patient Care,Teams, Interdisciplinary Health
D010552	Personality Assessment	The determination and evaluation of personality attributes by interviews, observations, tests, or scales. Articles concerning personality measurement are considered to be within scope of this term.	Assessment, Personality,Assessments, Personality,Personality Assessments
D011594	Psychometrics	Assessment of psychological variables by the application of mathematical procedures.	Psychometric
D012016	Reference Values	The range or frequency distribution of a measurement in a population (of organisms, organs or things) that has not been selected for the presence of disease or abnormality.	Normal Range,Normal Values,Reference Ranges,Normal Ranges,Normal Value,Range, Normal,Range, Reference,Ranges, Normal,Ranges, Reference,Reference Range,Reference Value,Value, Normal,Value, Reference,Values, Normal,Values, Reference
D002653	Child Behavior Disorders	Disturbances considered to be pathological based on age and stage appropriateness, e.g., conduct disturbances and anaclitic depression. This concept does not include psychoneuroses, psychoses, or personality disorders with fixed patterns.	Childhood Behavior Disorders,Behavior Disorder, Child,Behavior Disorder, Childhood,Child Behavior Disorder,Childhood Behavior Disorder,Disorder, Childhood Behavior
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003431	Cross-Cultural Comparison	Comparison of various psychological, sociological, or cultural factors in order to assess the similarities or diversities occurring in two or more different cultures or societies.	Transcultural Studies,Comparison, Cross-Cultural,Comparisons, Cross-Cultural,Cross Cultural Comparison,Cross-Cultural Comparisons,Studies, Transcultural,Study, Transcultural,Transcultural Study
D005260	Female		Females