1. [Eyberg inventory of child behavior. Standardization of the Spanish version and its usefulness in ambulatory pediatrics].
- Author
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García-Tornel Florensa S, Calzada EJ, Eyberg SM, Mas Alguacil JC, Vilamala Serra C, Baraza Mendoza C, Villena Collado H, González García M, Calvo Hernández M, and Trinxant Doménech A
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- Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Male, Psychological Tests, Reference Values, Reproducibility of Results, Child Behavior, Surveys and Questionnaires
- Abstract
Objective: Taking into account the high prevalence of behavioral problems in the pediatric outpatient clinic, a need for a useful and easy to administer tool for the evaluation of this problem arises. The psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of the Eyberg Behavioral Child Inventory (EBCI), [in Spanish Inventario de Eyberg para el Comportamiento de Niño (IECN)], a 36-item questionnaire were established., Patients and Methods: The ECBI inventory/questionnaire was translated into Spanish. The basis of the ECBI is the evaluation of the child's behavior through the parents' answers to the questionnaire. Healthy children between 2 and 12 years of age were included and were taken from pediatric outpatient clinics from urban and suburban areas of Barcelona and from our hospital's own ambulatory clinic., Results: The final sample included 518 subjects. The mean score on the intensity scale was 96.8 and on the problem scale 3.9. Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) was 0.73 and the test-retest had an r of 0.89 (p < 0.001) for the intensity scale and r = 0.93 (p < 0.001) for the problem scale. Interrater reliability for the intensity scale was r = 0.58 (p < 0.001) and r = 0.32 (p < 0.001) for the problem scale. Concurrent validity between both scales was r = 0.343 (p < 0.001)., Conclusions: The IECN is a useful and easy tool to apply in the pediatrician's office as a method for early detection of behavior problems.
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- 1998