Establishing Norms on the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory to Identify Disruptive Behaviors in Taiwanese Children

Abstract

Like other cultures, measures to accurately and sensitively assess and treat disruptive behaviors in Taiwanese children are necessary. This research provides normative and psychometric data (i.e., item-total correlations, split-half coefficients, internal consistency, and internal validity) on the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI), including clinical cut-off scores, with a Taiwanese community sample. The results suggest that the ECBI may be helpful in screening for disruptive behaviors in Taiwanese children, which may allow for appropriate prevention and intervention efforts. Although results are comparable to other research, cultural differences do exist, thereby highlighting the importance of cultural considerations in assessing child behavior, irrespective of country of treatment.

Japanese Version of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory: Translation and Validation1

“…The results of this study, along with earlier results (Abrahamse et al, 2015; Axberg et al, 2008; Chen et al, 2018; Heinrichs et al, 2014; Leung et al, 2005; Reedtz et al, 2008; Rhee & Rhee, 2015), provide standardization data for the Japanese ECBI and for its reliability and validity. These results suggest that the ECBI is an appropriate parent rating measure for use in identifying and quantifying behavior problems in young Japanese children.…”

“…Actually, translations of the ECBI into many languages have gradually been standardized and validated in several non‐English speaking countries without any change in content, including Taiwan (Chen, Fortson, & Tiano, 2018), Norway (Reedtz et al, 2008), Sweden (Axberg, Johansson, & Broberg, 2008), China (Leung, Leung, Chan, Tso, & Ip, 2005), the Netherlands (Abrahamse et al, 2015), South Korea (Rhee & Rhee, 2015), and Germany (Heinrichs, Bussing, Henrich, Schwarzer, & Briegel, 2014), suggesting this instrument could be used to compare differences in child disruptive behaviors and parent tolerance across several countries.…”

Psychometric Properties of the Farsi Version of Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (F-ECBI) in Iranian Population

“…The analyses confirmed convergent validity and internal consistency for this instrument. These results were approved the findings of other researchers in other countries such as Norway ( 31 ), Sweden ( 3 ), Korea ( 34 ), Australia ( 33 ), Taiwan ( 36 ), and the Netherlands ( 24 ). The results of EFA indicated 3 significant factors (behavioral problems related to oppositional defiant, behavioral problems related to inattentive, and behavioral problems related to conduct), which were from a clinical viewpoint meaningful factors.…”

“…There are several translations of ECBI in different languages and it has been employed in various countries. The validity of this questionnaire have been examined in countries such as the United States ( 26 - 28 ), the Netherlands ( 3 , 24 , 29 ), Norway ( 30 , 31 ), Sweden ( 3 ), Finland ( 32 ), Australia ( 33 ), South Korea ( 34 ), Spain ( 35 ) and Taiwan ( 36 ). In examining the psychometric properties and factorial structure of this questionnaire in different cultures, different results have been obtained.…”

Establishing norms on the Japanese version of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory

“…Endorsements for both the items steals and wets the bed also tend to be low in the normative US population and evidenced in other countries as well. [14][15][16]18,24,25 Although originally standardized in the USA for youths up to age 16, 12 the ECBI is generally not used with older children due to the superiority of "permanent product" measures with that population, such as number of arrests, school detentions, In this study, there were no meaningful effects of child age or sex on the Japanese ECBI scores. Thus, we created one set of norms applicable to young Japanese boys and girls.…”