A Psychometric Evaluation of the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire in a Non-Clinical Sample of Israeli Children and Adolescents

Mernick, Ben; Pine, Abigail; Gendler, Tamar Szabó; Shechner, Tomer

doi:10.1007/s10826-018-1027-2

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“…Finally, acceptable divergent validity was found, confirming the findings by Mernick et al [53]. Our results showed that total BIQ was not associated with restless and impulsive behavior, as measured by the ADHD Index of CPRS-R, in both the mother and father samples.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…According to the internal consistency of the Italian version of the BIQ, we found excellent results given by significant item-total correlation coefficients, consistently with previous BIQ validation studies [4,22,53]. Nevertheless, low correlation values emerged in Physical Challenges subscale, as already observed by Kim et al [22] and Mernick et al [53].…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Laboratory assessments have the advantage of collecting empirical data with a relatively low risk of rater bias [ 49 ]. Nevertheless, as no single procedure has been recognized as the gold standard for assessing BI, protocols may vary from study to study and the findings may be difficult to compare [ 14 , 52 ]; furthermore, the laboratory assessments are time intensive, costly, and may not fully capture how individuals act in situations outside the laboratory [ 53 ].…”

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Validation of the Italian Version of the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire (BIQ) for Preschool Children

Agostini

Benassi

Minelli

et al. 2021

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Behavioral Inhibition (BI) is a temperamental trait characterized by fear and wariness in reaction to new and unfamiliar stimuli, both social and non-social. BI has been recognized as possible forerunner of anxiety disorders, especially social anxiety and phobia; therefore, its assessment is clinically relevant. The present study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Italian adaptation of the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire (BIQ), which measures BI in preschool children. The BIQ was completed by 417 Italian parents (230 mothers, 187 fathers) of 270 preschoolers aged 3–5. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a good internal validity: the factorial structure was corresponding to the original six-factor version. Results showed excellent internal consistency, significant item-total correlations, good inter-rater reliability, convergent validity (by correlating the BIQ with the Italian Questionnaires of Temperament-QUIT, the Anxiety-Shy Conner’s Scale and the Laboratory Temperament Assessment Battery) and discriminant validity (i.e., no correlation with Conners’ ADHD scale). Significant correlations emerged between BI indexes and total BIQ scores of parents and maternal (but not paternal) versions of the questionnaire. Altogether, the results are promising and consistent with previous validation studies, suggesting the BIQ as a reliable and valid measure for evaluating parents’ perception of BI in Italian preschoolers.

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Validation of the Italian Version of the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire (BIQ) for Preschool Children

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Benassi

Minelli

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“…Second, our BI characterization was based on parents’ reports. While the BIQ is a reliable and valid instrument that has been extensively used for BI identification (e.g., Liu et al, 2018; Mernick et al, 2018), the investigation of BI-related differences in ambulatory attention patterns will benefit from relying on laboratory observations to identify the BI group (Kagan, 2003). One future direction is to compute a BI composite from coded parameters (e.g., latency, frequency, and duration) of fearful behavior across Lab-TAB fear-eliciting episodes (Fox et al, 2015; Goldsmith et al, 1994; Kagan et al, 1984).…”

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“…Parents completed the BIQ (Bishop et al, 2003), a 30-item instrument that measures the frequency of BI-linked behavior in the domains of social and situational novelty (plus a summed total score) on a 7-point scale ranging from 1 ( hardly ever ) to 7 ( almost always ). The questionnaire has adequate internal consistency, construct validity, and validity in differentiating behaviorally inhibited from noninhibited children (Bishop et al, 2003; Mernick, Pine, Gendler, & Shechner, 2018). Parent reports on the BIQ correlate with laboratory observations of BI in social scenarios (Dyson, Klein, Olino, Dougherty, & Durbin, 2011).…”

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Stationary and ambulatory attention patterns are differentially associated with early temperamental risk for socioemotional problems: Preliminary evidence from a multimodal eye-tracking investigation

Nelson

Borge

et al. 2019

Dev Psychopathol

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Behavioral Inhibition (BI) is a temperament type that predicts social withdrawal in childhood and anxiety disorders later in life. However, not all BI children develop anxiety. Attention bias (AB) may enhance the vulnerability for anxiety in BI children, and interfere with their development of effective emotion regulation. In order to fully probe attention patterns, we used traditional measures of reaction time (RT), stationary eye-tracking, and recently emerging mobile eye-tracking measures of attention in a sample of 5- to 7-year-olds characterized as BI (N = 23) or non-BI (N = 58) using parent reports. There were no BI-related differences in RT or stationary eye-tracking indices of AB in a dot-probe task. However, findings in a subsample from whom eye-tracking data were collected during a live social interaction indicated that BI children (N = 12) directed fewer gaze shifts to the stranger than non-BI children (N = 25). Moreover, the frequency of gazes toward the stranger was positively associated with stationary AB only in BI, but not in non-BI, children. Hence, BI was characterized by a consistent pattern of attention across stationary and ambulatory measures. We demonstrate the utility of mobile eye-tracking as an effective tool to extend the assessment of attention and regulation to social interactive contexts.

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Portuguese adaptation of the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire (BIQ)

Fernandes,

Martins,

Faísca

2024

J Psychopathol Behav Assess

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Behavioral inhibition (BI) is a temperamental trait characterized by a consistent pattern of behavioral and emotional responses to unfamiliar people and novel situations. BI exhibits moderate stability across development and is considered a risk factor for the emergence of emotional disorders in adolescence and adulthood, making early assessment crucial for understanding this behavioral pattern. In the Portuguese context, there is a paucity of measures specifically designed to assess BI in childhood. To address this gap, we aimed to adapt and examine the psychometric properties of the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire (BIQ) in Portuguese children. We obtained BIQ ratings from both parents and teachers of 435 children (average age = 57.1 months; SD = 13.8). Confirmatory factor analysis supported a six-factor measurement model, each factor loading onto a higher-order BI factor. Additionally, we included a method factor to account for reversed items. Full scalar measurement invariance across gender and age groups was supported. Parents and teachers showed good agreement in their ratings of BIQ scores. Comparisons with other instruments revealed good convergent validity. The BIQ scores showed acceptable reliability, although the subscales exhibited limited sensitivity in discriminating between different contexts where BI may manifest. This study suggests that the BIQ is a reliable and valid tool for assessing BI in Portuguese children.

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A Psychometric Evaluation of the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire in a Non-Clinical Sample of Israeli Children and Adolescents

Cited by 6 publications

References 28 publications

Validation of the Italian Version of the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire (BIQ) for Preschool Children

Validation of the Italian Version of the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire (BIQ) for Preschool Children

Stationary and ambulatory attention patterns are differentially associated with early temperamental risk for socioemotional problems: Preliminary evidence from a multimodal eye-tracking investigation

Portuguese adaptation of the Behavioral Inhibition Questionnaire (BIQ)

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