Reliability and validity of the eyberg child behavior inventory with African–American and Latino parents of young children

Gross, Deborah; Fogg, Louis; Young, Michael A.; Ridge, Alison; Cowell, Julia Muennich; Sivan, Abigail B.; Richardson, Reginald

doi:10.1002/nur.20181

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“…Findings from this study indicate that a unidimensional structure of the ECBI Intensity Scale is appropriate for young African American and NLW children from low income backgrounds. These findings, in addition to previous findings of single-factor measurement equivalence across racial groups (Gross et al, 2007) suggest that total ECBI Intensity Scale scores can confidently be used to screen and evaluate treatment outcomes in diverse racial/ ethnic samples that include young low-income African American and NLW children. However, our inability to demonstrate discriminant validity of the ECBI Intensity Scale with the CBCL Anxious/Depressed subscale was unexpected.…”

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confidence: 55%

Cross-Racial Measurement Equivalence of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory Factors Among Low-Income Young African American and Non-Latino White Children

Butler

2011

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This study examined the cross-racial measurement equivalence of the three Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory Intensity Scale factors, found by Stern and Johnson: Oppositional Defiant Behavior, Attention Difficulties, and Conduct Problems. Cross-racial measurement equivalence was examined between 278 low-income African American and 119 non-Latino White children aged 3 to 6 years. Results did not support configural equivalence of the three subscales between groups. Exploratory factor analyses conducted separately for each racial group showed support for a single factor structure in both groups. Convergent validity of the Intensity Scale was found separately for both groups. Findings suggest the three Intensity Scale factors should not be used to screen or compare treatment outcomes of specific externalizing behavior problems among community samples that include low-income non-Latino White and African American preschoolers.

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Cross-Racial Measurement Equivalence of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory Factors Among Low-Income Young African American and Non-Latino White Children

Butler

2011

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“…Among representative samples, the ECBI has been shown to have good properties of test-retest reliability (a ¼ .86-.88), internal consistency (a ¼ .88-.95), and concurrent validity with other validated measures (Boggs, Eyberg, & Reynolds, 1990;Rich & Eyberg, 2001). The ECBI also has demonstrated sound reliability and validity with African American and Latino samples (Gross et al, 2007).…”

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confidence: 96%

Adapting Parent–Child Interaction Therapy to Foster Care

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Research on Social Work Practice

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Objective: This study presents outcomes from a randomized trial of a novel Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) model for foster families. Differential effects of two intervention doses on child externalizing and internalizing symptoms are examined. Method: A sample of 102 foster children was assigned to one of three conditions-brief PCIT, extended PCIT, or wait-list control. The brief and extended groups received 2 days of PCIT training and 8 weeks of telephone consultation. The extended PCIT group received an additional booster training plus 6 more weeks of consultation. Wait-list controls received services as usual. Tests of change over time were estimated using mixed-model repeated measures analysis of covariance. Results: Compared to controls, children in both PCIT groups exhibited a greater reduction in externalizing and internalizing scores over time. Pairwise contrasts of the two PCIT conditions yielded mixed results. Conclusion: Results indicate that PCIT can be tailored efficaciously for foster families using alternative treatment modalities.

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“…Although prior research has found differences in challenging behavior between Caucasian children and children of minority backgrounds (Konold et al, 2003), there were no significant differences between children of different racial/ethnic backgrounds on the ECBS challenging behavior subscale. However, the sample of the current study was predominately low-income, and it has been noted that past research on racial/ethnic differences in prevalence rates of behavior problems traditionally has been confounded by socioeconomic differences (Gross et al, 2007). Low SES is consistently identified as a factor that places children at an increased risk for the development of behavior problems (Chapman, Dube, & Anda, 2007;Rutter, 2000).…”

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confidence: 97%

“…Several studies have investigated the psychometric properties of the ECBI (Eyberg & Pincus, 1999;Gross et al, 2007). The ECBI has excellent internal consistency (.93-.95; Burns & Patterson, 1990).…”

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confidence: 98%

Behavior problems in young children from low‐income families: The development of a new screening tool

Holtz

Fox

2012

Infant Mental Health Journal

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The purpose of this study was to construct a screening tool, the Early Childhood Behavior Screen (ECBS), to identify behavior problems and prosocial behaviors in very young children (1-5 years old) from low-income backgrounds. Field testing of the initial screening tool was conducted with a representative, diverse sample of 439 parents from a low-income, urban community. The final 20-item scale was written at a 3.9 grade reading level. Psychometric properties of the ECBS revealed that the items loaded on two factors, the Challenging Behavior factor and the Prosocial Behavior factor. Each factor demonstrated high levels of internal consistency (.87 and .92, respectively). The Challenging Behavior factor demonstrated adequate levels of concurrent validity (r = .75), sensitivity (r = .82), and specificity (r = .80) based on its relationship with the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (S.M. Eyberg & D. Pincus, 1999). The Prosocial Behavior factor is a clinically useful aspect of the ECBS, as it allows researchers and practitioners to identify the child's positive behaviors as part of a strength-based approach to treatment. The results suggested that the ECBS has potential as a brief screening tool that is useful in pediatric, psychological, and educational settings that serve low-income populations to aid in the identification of young children with challenging behaviors that may require intervention services.

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Reliability and validity of the eyberg child behavior inventory with African–American and Latino parents of young children

Cited by 68 publications

References 34 publications

Cross-Racial Measurement Equivalence of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory Factors Among Low-Income Young African American and Non-Latino White Children

Cross-Racial Measurement Equivalence of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory Factors Among Low-Income Young African American and Non-Latino White Children

Adapting Parent–Child Interaction Therapy to Foster Care

Behavior problems in young children from low‐income families: The development of a new screening tool

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