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Mandy, William P. L.; Charman, Tony; Skuse, David H. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2012
Objective: To use confirmatory factor analysis to test the construct validity of the proposed "DSM-5" symptom model of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), in comparison to alternative models, including that described in "DSM-IV-TR." Method: Participants were 708 verbal children and young persons (mean age, 9.5 years) with mild to severe autistic…
Descriptors: Models, Autism, Construct Validity, Validity
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Dedrick, Robert F.; And Others – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1997
Confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the factor structure of the eight cross-informant scales of the Child Behavior Checklist (T. M. Aschenbach, 1991) using data from 631 youth ages 8 to 18. Results support Aschenbach's eight- correlated-factor model and the construct validity of the measure's scores. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Children, Construct Validity
Britton, Paula J.; And Others – 1994
This study explores the construct validity of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), which was created as a standardized tool for recording the behaviors of children aged 4 through 16 as reported by their parents or caretakers. Since its inception in 1983, the CBCL has been applied and tested on numerous clinical samples, yielding an impressive body…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales