The construct validity of the Griffiths Scales of Mental Development

Luiz, D. M.; Foxcroft, Cheryl D.; Stewart, Roy E.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2214.2001.00158.x

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“…The GMDS measures gross motor skills, personal-social development, hand and eye coordination, and performance, resulting in a general developmental quotient (GDQ) comparable to a Wechsler IQ (Luiz et al 2001). Normative information for the GMDS is based on a national standardization sample representative of children between their second and eighth years of age in the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland) and Eire (Republic of Ireland).…”

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Long-Term Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Children with Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS)-IH (Hurler Syndrome) Treated with Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

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The long-term cognitive and functional outcomes of children with mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS-IH) post-hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) are not well documented, and the role of genetic and treatment factors in these outcomes has yet to be defined. In this multi-site, international study, we (1) characterize the cognitive and functional status of 47 individuals (ages 2-25, mean of 10.6 years) with MPS-IH who are 1-24 years post HCT (mean ¼ 9 years) and (2) examine contributions of genotype, transplant characteristics, and sociodemographic factors to cognitive ability, adaptive behavior, and quality of life. The overall cognitive ability of our sample was mildly impaired, more than two standard deviations below general population norms. Parent reported adaptive behaviors (i.e., communication, daily living, and motor skills) were similarly impaired with a relative strength in socialization. Quality of life, as reported by parents, fell more than two standard deviations below population norms for physical functioning; however, psychosocial quality of life (emotional well-being) approximated population norms. In linear regression analysis, adjusted for demographic and treatment factors, mutation severity was associated with lower cognitive ability (p ¼ 0.005) and adaptive functioning (p ¼ 0.004), but not parent ratings of children's quality of life. Older age at HCT was associated with poorer physical quality of life (p ¼ 0.002); lower socioeconomic status (p ¼ 0.028) and unrelated bone marrow HCT (p ¼ 0.010) were associated with poorer psychosocial quality of life. Implications for screening and early intervention for children at risk for poorer cognitive and functional outcomes are described.

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Long-Term Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Children with Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS)-IH (Hurler Syndrome) Treated with Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

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“…After revision the GMDS-ER showed continuing validity over time and across cultures (Luiz et al, 2001;Luiz, Faragher et al, 2006), but further exploration is needed (Luiz, Foxcroft & Povey, 2006). Inter-observer reliability for MA scores was found to be .97 (intraclass r) by Grantham-McGregor, Stewart and Powell (1991).…”

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“…Each subscale has a number of items that are administered, observed and scored. Scoring can take place manually or by using a computerised scoring programme (Luiz, Foxcroft & Stewart, 2001). …”

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Child-caregiver attachment, self-evaluation and cognitive development in a group of

Deventer

2011

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Primary attachment relationships have an enormous influence on later cognitive development, socio-emotional development and psychological health. Up to date, no research explored the correlations between the quality of the child-caregiver attachment relationship (AQ), self-evaluation (SE), and cognitive development (CD) of five-year-old pre-school children. In accordance, the aim of this study was to explore the correlation between these three variables. Ten Afrikaans speaking mother-child dyads from white, two parent, first marriage families participated. Participants were assessed with the Pictorial Self-Evaluation Scale (PSES), The Observed Attachment Behavior Q-set (AQS), and The Griffiths Mental Development Scales; Extended Revised (GMDS-ER) in a single study in a South African context. Results indicate that a positive, medium to high practical significant correlations do exist between the reliabilities. However, because of the small number of infants tested, it was difficult in this initial sample to draw firm conclusions about the statistical significance of the results. Nonetheless the results obtained in this pilot study are very encouraging and holds great value for further investigation.

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“…19,20,21 The Scales have also been utilized with many different populations within South Africa, but most of these have focused on the scales for children aged 2 to 8 years. 18,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] and very few studies have been conducted with infants. 34,35 In addition, there is limited research about the influence of maternal level of education, profession or socio-economic status on performance on the Griffiths Scales.…”

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Level of maternal education and performance of Black, South African infants on the 1996 Griffiths Mental Development Scale

Cockcroft

Amod²,

Soellaart³

2008

Afr. J. Psych

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IntroductionMaternal level of education and profession have not been well researched as mediating factors in infant development. The impact of maternal employment on child development remains a topic of much informal debate. Mothers who have a tertiary education are likely to enter professional occupations, and subsequently to belong to a middle to high socioeconomic group. This in turn influences access to financial resources, diet, health care and sanitary facilities, quality of education, exposure to books and technology, and familiarity with Western cultural mores, which are all likely to have an effect on child development and psychological functioning. 1,2,3 However, it has been demonstrated that maternal employment during the first three years of a child's life has a deleterious (albeit small) effect on the child's intellectual development. 4 The general increase in the employment of women over the past few years, together with the increase in single parent households, is suggested to afford parents less time and energy to invest in their children. Consequently, this paper reports on the results of a comparison between the performance of infants with educated, professionally employed mothers versus those with less educated, nonprofessional mothers, on the Griffiths Mental Development The study compared the performance on the Griffiths Mental Development Scales of Black, South African infants with mothers who had twelve or more years of education and who were professionally employed with infants of mothers with fewer than twelve years of education and who were employed in non-professional jobs. Method: The sample consisted of 40 infants (aged 13-16 months), to whom the Griffiths Mental Development Scales was administered. Results: The infants with professional mothers performed significantly better than their counterparts with non-professional mothers on the General Quotient, as well as on the Locomotor Scale. While maternal level of education did not appear to distinguish between infants in terms of social, fine motor, language, hearing, processing speed or practical reasoning, it did discriminate in terms of gross-motor functioning. Conclusion: It is suggested that, as the infant develops, the skills assessed by the Griffiths Scales, which are initially differentiated, become increasingly interrelated. Consequently, poor gross-motor skills, which may be more likely in infants from a low socio-economic status, may have far-reaching implications. Thus, it is important to consider maternal level of education and the socio-economic status background of the infant, as this may influence overall performance on the Scales.

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The construct validity of the Griffiths Scales of Mental Development

Cited by 81 publications

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Long-Term Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Children with Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS)-IH (Hurler Syndrome) Treated with Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Long-Term Cognitive and Functional Outcomes in Children with Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS)-IH (Hurler Syndrome) Treated with Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Child-caregiver attachment, self-evaluation and cognitive development in a group of

Level of maternal education and performance of Black, South African infants on the 1996 Griffiths Mental Development Scale

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