TY - JOUR
KW - Behavior Problems
KW - Mental Health
KW - primary care
AU - T. J. Power
AU - A. J. Koshy
AU - M. W. Watkins
AU - M. C. Cassano
AU - A. C. Wahlberg
AU - J. A. Mautone
AU - N. J. Blum
A1 - 
AB - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the construct validity of the Behavioral Health Checklist (BHCL) for children aged from 4 to 12 years from diverse backgrounds. METHOD: The parents of 4-12-year-old children completed the BHCL in urban and suburban primary care practices affiliated with a tertiary-care children's hospital. Across practices, 1,702 were eligible and 1,406 (82.6%) provided consent. Children of participating parents were primarily non-Hispanic black/African American and white/Caucasian from low- to middle-income groups. Confirmatory factor analyses examined model fit for the total sample and subsamples defined by demographic characteristics. RESULTS: The findings supported the hypothesized 3-factor structure: Internalizing Problems, Externalizing Problems, and Inattention/Hyperactivity. The model demonstrated adequate to good fit across age-groups, gender, races, income groups, and suburban versus urban practices. CONCLUSION: The findings provide strong evidence of the construct validity, developmental appropriateness, and cultural sensitivity of the BHCL when used for screening in primary care.
BT - Journal of pediatric psychology
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
CP - 10
CY - United States
DO - 10.1093/jpepsy/jst063
IS - 10
JF - Journal of pediatric psychology
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the construct validity of the Behavioral Health Checklist (BHCL) for children aged from 4 to 12 years from diverse backgrounds. METHOD: The parents of 4-12-year-old children completed the BHCL in urban and suburban primary care practices affiliated with a tertiary-care children's hospital. Across practices, 1,702 were eligible and 1,406 (82.6%) provided consent. Children of participating parents were primarily non-Hispanic black/African American and white/Caucasian from low- to middle-income groups. Confirmatory factor analyses examined model fit for the total sample and subsamples defined by demographic characteristics. RESULTS: The findings supported the hypothesized 3-factor structure: Internalizing Problems, Externalizing Problems, and Inattention/Hyperactivity. The model demonstrated adequate to good fit across age-groups, gender, races, income groups, and suburban versus urban practices. CONCLUSION: The findings provide strong evidence of the construct validity, developmental appropriateness, and cultural sensitivity of the BHCL when used for screening in primary care.
PP - United States
PY - 2013
SN - 1465-735X; 0146-8693
SP - 1155
EP - 1164
EP - 
T1 - Developmentally and culturally appropriate screening in primary care: development of the behavioral health checklist
T2 - Journal of pediatric psychology
TI - Developmentally and culturally appropriate screening in primary care: development of the behavioral health checklist
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U2 - 23978505
U3 - 10.1093/jpepsy/jst063
VL - 38
VO - 1465-735X; 0146-8693
Y1 - 2013
ER -