Journal articles: 'Children Psychometrics'

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Cumba-Avilés, Eduardo. "Systematic Review on the Use of the Children’s Depression Inventory-2 Among Hispanics." Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences 42, no. 2 (April 29, 2020): 191–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739986320915170.

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We systematically reviewed studies reporting the use of the Children’s Depression Inventory-2 (CDI-2) in samples with at least 30 children and significant Hispanics enrollment (≥14.5% of the sample and at least 20 Hispanics completing the scale). We grouped studies by form (short or full-length) and language used, developmental stage, report of psychometric data (particularly for Hispanics), and other characteristics. From 252 full-texts revised, 22 met selection criteria. Six reported psychometric data for Hispanics, either for the English full-length (α = .86–.92) and short form (α = .76–.81) or for the Spanish short form (α = .69–.80). Criterion-related validity was supported via correlation/regression or comparing group means, but not using another depression self-report scale. Current knowledge on the CDI-2 psychometrics among Hispanics is mostly based on studies with the English-language version. No study has reported the psychometrics of the full-length Spanish-language CDI-2 with Hispanics.

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Saoji, Nikita, Julie Baran, Cynthia A. Gerhardt, Kathryn Vannatta, David Rotter, Jeanette M. Trauth, and Robert B. Noll. "The Psychometrics of the Children’s Depression Inventory When Used With Children Who Are Chronically Ill and Matched Community Comparison Peers." Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment 37, no. 5 (May 18, 2018): 566–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0734282918774963.

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The Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI) is used to screen for depression in children aged 7 years to 16 years. The purpose of this study is to examine the psychometrics of the CDI in a sample of children who are chronically ill ( N = 350) and in a sample of matched community comparison peers ( N = 357), and determine if the psychometrics of the scale are similar in both groups. Data were aggregated from previous reports examining social and emotional functioning of children with six chronic diseases and matched comparisons. The CDI was completed in the homes of all participants. No significant differences between groups on CDI scores, distributions, reliability, or validity were observed. Findings suggest that the psychometrics of the CDI are similar for children with chronic diseases compared with typically developing children. The CDI may be an effective screening tool for use with children who have chronic health conditions.

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Piasta, Shayne B., Kristin S. Farley, MS, Beth M. Phillips, Jason L. Anthony, and Ryan P. Bowles. "Assessment of Young Children’s Letter-Sound Knowledge: Initial Validity Evidence for Letter-Sound Short Forms." Assessment for Effective Intervention 43, no. 4 (October 31, 2017): 249–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534508417737514.

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The Letter-Sound Short Forms (LSSFs) were designed to meet criteria for effective progress monitoring tools by exhibiting strong psychometrics, offering multiple equivalent forms, and being brief and easy to administer and score. The present study expands available psychometric information for the LSSFs by providing an initial examination of their validity in assessing young children’s emerging letter-sound knowledge. In a sample of 998 preschool-aged children, the LSSFs were sensitive to change over time, showed strong concurrent validity with established letter-sound knowledge and related emergent literacy measures, and demonstrated predictive validity with emergent literacy measures. The LSSFs also predicted kindergarten readiness scores available for a subsample of children. These findings have implications for using the LSSFs to monitor children’s alphabet knowledge acquisition and to support differentiated early alphabet instruction.

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Persch, Andrew, Christina Case, Stefanie Bodison, Karen Harpster, Scott Tomchek, and Alison Lane. "Psychometrics and Clinical Utility of Sensory Processing Assessments for Children." American Journal of Occupational Therapy 71, no. 4_Supplement_1 (July 1, 2017): 7111500034p1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.71s1-po3070.

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Patriarca, Guadalupe, Emily Ricketts, Melissa Milbert, Laura Trubnick, Erika Forbes, Jennifer Silk, Cecile Ladouceur, et al. "0756 Focal Interview of Sleep (FIOS) for Children: Preliminary Psychometrics." Sleep 42, Supplement_1 (April 2019): A304. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsz067.754.

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Howlett, Melissa, and Jill Chorney. "The MRI Self-Efficacy Scale for Children: Development and Preliminary Psychometrics." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 45, no. 7 (July 6, 2020): 736–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa045.

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Abstract Objective Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a common procedure that can be distressing for children. Although not yet studied in the context of pediatric medical procedures, self-efficacy may be a good predictor of procedural stress and a clinically feasible target for behavioral intervention. The objectives of this study were to develop the MRI Self-Efficacy Scale for Children (MRI-SEC) and assess the preliminary psychometric properties. Methods Development of the MRI-SEC was informed by literature searches and feedback from healthcare providers. Twenty child–parent dyads naïve to MRI and 10 child–parent dyads with MRI experience completed the MRI-SEC to assess the comprehensibility and ease of use, and to inform item and scale refinement. The final version includes four practice items and 12 items directly assessing MRI self-efficacy. To evaluate the psychometric properties, 127 children (ages 6–12) and parents naïve to MRI completed the MRI-SEC, and a series of measures to assess construct validity. To evaluate test–retest reliability 27 children completed the MRI-SEC a second time. Results The MRI-SEC demonstrated acceptable internal consistency, test–retest reliability, and convergent validity. Conclusion Development of the MRI-SEC provides an opportunity to better understand the role of self-efficacy as a predictor of procedural stress and cooperation with MRI, informing reliable prediction of children who may benefit from additional support for MRI and the development of tailored behavioral interventions.

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Jenkinson, Josephine C. "Diagnosis of Developmental Disability: Psychometrics, Behaviour, and Etiology." Behaviour Change 14, no. 2 (June 1997): 60–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0813483900003545.

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Diagnosis of developmental disability lacks precision, partly because of differences in definitions of the concept, but largely because of problems specific to the use of psychometric measures with children who have a developmental disability. These problems arise from inadequate evidence of reliability for psychometric measures at extremes of the normal distribution, from lack of comparability between different tests and between different editions of tests, and from practical considerations in the assessment of people with various disabilities. Adaptive behaviour assessment has been introduced to supplement intelligence testing, but lack of a clear conceptualisation of this concept and doubts about the appropriateness of United States norms for Australian children add to the difficulties of interpreting results of standardised scales. Systematic assessment of behavioural problems needs to be incorporated into diagnostic procedures. This paper argues that improvements in the accuracy of diagnosis are unlikely to come from further technical advances in psychometric assessment, and suggests that diagnosis in the future should take into account new technologies which link etiology to specific behavioural patterns to supplement existing procedures.

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Ferdowshi, Nafiza, and Niger Sultana. "Determining initial psychometric properties of parenting sense of competence scale in the context of Bangladesh." Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences 28, no. 2 (June 30, 2019): 211–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/dujbs.v28i2.46507.

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The purposes of the present study were to translate the Parenting Sense of Competence (PSOC) scale and to determine its initial psychometric properties. Three hundred mothers were selected as participants from Dhaka city who have children aged 6 to 10 years. Collected data were analyzed to determine psychometrics by using Cronbach alpha, Spearman-Brown’s split-half and exploratory factor analysis. Results showed that internal consistencies were: Cronbach α = 0.663 and split-half reliability r = 0.636. As both internal consistencies value were quite similar that would make PSOC scale’s reliability more supportive. Initially validity was conducted on pilot basis by measuring content validity and construct validity (r = 0.628, p < 0.01). Study limitations and further implications were also discussed. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 28(2): 211-218, 2019 (July)

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Nonis, Bernat-Noël Tiffon. "Doble filicidio por suicidio ampliado (frustrado) de un sujeto afecto de depresión mayor psicótico y trastorno de la personalidad dependiente." South Florida Journal of Development 2, no. 4 (August 30, 2021): 5519–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.46932/sfjdv2n4-042.

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Se ilustra un caso de suicido ampliado frustrado, en el que la perpetradora no logra consumar su propio suicidio, pero habiendo perpetrado el asesinato de sus propios 2 hijos a causa del sufrimiento de su trastorno depresivo mayor grave con sintomatología psicótica y rasgos de personalidad dependientes de la personalidad. Se ilustra el caso con las pruebas psicométricas administradas y se analiza la psicometría forense del caso. A case of frustrated extended suicide is illustrated, in which the perpetrator fails to consummate her own suicide, but having perpetrated the murder of her own 2 children because of the suffering of her major depressive disorder with psychotic symptomatology and personality-dependent personality traits. The case is illustrated with the psychometric tests administered and the forensic psychometrics of the case are analyzed.

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Lee, Jeenkyoung, and Jaerim Lee. ""Psychometrics of a Korean intergenerational psychological ambivalence scale for young adult children"." Journal of Family Relations 23, no. 3 (October 31, 2018): 105–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.21321/jfr.23.3.105.

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Bullock, M. Jill, Marsha Ironsmith, and G. Michael Poteat. "Sociometric Techniques with Young Children: A Review of Psychometrics and Classification Schemes." School Psychology Review 17, no. 2 (June 1, 1988): 289–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02796015.1988.12085344.

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Wagle, Rhea, Erin Dowdy, Chunyan Yang, Olympia Palikara, Susana Castro, Karen Nylund-Gibson, and Michael J. Furlong. "Preliminary investigation of the psychological sense of school membership scale with primary school students in a cross-cultural context." School Psychology International 39, no. 6 (October 4, 2018): 568–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143034318803670.

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The Psychological Sense of School Membership (PSSM) scale has been used for more than 20 years to measure students' sense of school belonging, yet its psychometric properties have had limited examination with pre-adolescent children. This study investigated the utility and psychometrics of the PSSM in three primary school samples from the United States, China, and the United Kingdom. Exploratory factor analysis revealed good fit for a unidimensional factor structure in the US sample, which was subsequently confirmed in all three samples. Partial invariance across all three samples and full invariance across pairwise samples (United States and United Kingdom; United Kingdom and China) was found. Path analyses revealed significant positive relations of the PSSM total belonging score with gratitude and prosocial behavior, and significant negative relations with symptoms of distress. Future directions and implications are discussed.

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Klein, John M., Alda Gonçalves, and Carlos F. Silva. "The Rutter Children Behaviour Questionnaire for teachers: from psychometrics to norms, estimating caseness." Psico-USF 14, no. 2 (August 2009): 157–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1413-82712009000200004.

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To establish the psychometric properties of the RCBQ for completion by teachers and to determine behavioural and emotional problems in young children, as they occur in the classroom, we asked 45 elementary school teachers of the north of Portugal to rate classroom behaviour of their pupils based on Rutter Children's Behaviour Questionnaire for teachers. A total of 970 Portuguese mid class children (530 girls and 440 boys) aged between 8 to 11 years (M=8.47; SD=.771) were evaluated. A two factor structure was found to be suitable, exhibiting an acceptable reliability and test-retest values along a 3-month period. An average of 16.1% of the pupils exhibited some behavioural problems, where teachers described anxiety (3.1%), worry (5.1%) and unconcentration (14.1%) as the most prevalent symptoms. The findings suggest that the translated scale could serve as a rapid and useful screening instrument in clinical and in research settings.

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Ellwein, Mary Catherine, Daniel J. Walsh, Gerald M. Eads, and Alexandra Miller. "Using Readiness Tests to Route Kindergarten Students: The Snarled Intersection of Psychometrics, Policy, and Practice." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 13, no. 2 (June 1991): 159–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/01623737013002159.

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In this article we examine the validity of inferences drawn from readiness tests when placing children in the regular or a 2-year kindergarten program. Using data from nine Virginia school districts, we studied the technical characteristics of four commonly employed readiness tests. Boys, minorities, children of low socioeconomic status, and young children scored consistently lower on all four tests. Three of the four tests were fairly reliable, but the fourth was highly inconsistent for minorities and those younger than 5 years. None of the four tests were impressive predictors of future test performance. The results are interpreted within specific selection and placement policies.

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Santana, Cristina M. T., Alberto Filgueiras, and J. Landeira-Fernandez. "Ages & Stages Questionnaire–Brazil–2011." Global Pediatric Health 2 (January 1, 2015): 2333794X1561003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2333794x15610038.

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Introduction. Professionals who assess early childhood development highly benefit from reliable development screening measures. The Ages & Stages Questionnaire was adapted Brazil in 2010 and named ASQ-BR. Modifications in some items were required to improve the instrument’s psychometric properties. The present study modified the ASQ-BR to verify if those changes increase its characteristics. Method. This study researched 67 522 children from 972 public day care centers and preschools. Changes in items were made considering Cronbach’s α and item-to-total correlations. Reliability, dimensionality, and item-to-total correlations were calculated. Results. Regarding dimensionality, 86.2% of the scales in ASQ-BR-2011 were unidimensional. Internal consistency showed improvement from 2010 to 2011: 53.8% of the scales increased the α statistics against 41.2% that decreased, and 5.0% remained the same. Finally, 65.2% of the modified items showed improvement. Conclusions. Overall, the instrument’s psychometrics improved from 2010 to 2011, especially in the personal/social domain. However, it still leaves room for improvement in future studies.

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Westerberg, Helena, Hans Forssberg, and Torkel Klingberg. "fMRI and psychometrics of visuo-spatial working memory in children with and without ADHD." NeuroImage 13, no. 6 (June 2001): 761. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1053-8119(01)92103-2.

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Seiverling, Laura, Keith E. Williams, Helen M. Hendy, Whitney Adams, Stella Yusupova, and Aleksandra Kaczor. "Sensory Eating Problems Scale (SEPS) for children: Psychometrics and associations with mealtime problems behaviors." Appetite 133 (February 2019): 223–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2018.11.008.

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Gillespie, Gordon Lee, Melanie Hounchell, Jeanne Pettinichi, Jennifer Mattei, and Lindsay Rose. "Caring in Pediatric Emergency Nursing." Research and Theory for Nursing Practice 26, no. 3 (2012): 216–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1541-6577.26.3.216.

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An environment committed to providing family-centered care to children must be aware of the nurse caring behaviors important to parents of children. This descriptive study assessed the psychometrics of a revised version of the Caring Behaviors Assessment (CBA) and examined nurse caring behaviors identified as important to the parents of pediatric patients in a pediatric emergency department. Jean Watson’s theory of human caring provided the study’s theoretical underpinnings. The instrument psychometrics was determined through an index of content validity (CVI) and internal consistency reliability. The instrument was determined to be valid (CVI = 3.75) and reliable (Cronbach’s alpha = .971). The revised instrument was completed by a stratified, systematic random sample of 300 parents of pediatric emergency patients. Participants rated the importance of each item for making the child feel cared for by nurses. Individual survey item means were computed. Items with the highest means represented the most important nurse caring behaviors. Leading nurse caring behaviors centered on carative factors of “human needs assistance” and “sensitivity to self and others.” Nearly all nurse caring behaviors were important to the parents of pediatric patients, although some behaviors were not priority. It is important for nurses to provide family-centered care in a way that demonstrates nurse caring.

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Kazak, Anne E., Melissa Alderfer, Paul T. Enlow, Amanda M. Lewis, Gabriela Vega, Lamia Barakat, Nancy Kassam-Adams, et al. "COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales: Factor Structure and Initial Psychometrics." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 46, no. 5 (March 22, 2021): 504–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsab026.

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Abstract Objective In response to the rapidly unfolding coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in spring 2020, we developed a caregiver-report measure to understand the extent to which children and families were exposed to events related to COVID-19 and their perceptions of its impact. This article reports on the factor structure and psychometric properties of this measure. Methods The COVID-19 Exposure and Family Impact Scales (CEFIS) were developed by a multidisciplinary, multi-institutional team using a rapid iterative process. Data from 1805 caregivers recruited from 28 programs at 15 institutions across the United States were collected from May—September 2020. We examined the underlying structure of the CEFIS using exploratory factor analyses and its internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha). Results Participants reported a range of COVID-19-related events (M = 8.71 events of 25). On the bidirectional 4-point impact scale, mean scores were mostly above the midpoint, indicating a slightly negative impact. Cronbach’s alpha was excellent for Exposure (α = .80) and Impact (α = .92). Factor analysis identified six factors for Exposure (COVID-19 experiences, Access to essentials, Disruptions to living conditions, Loss of income, Family caregiving and activities, and Designation as an essential worker). There were three factors for Impact (Personal well-being, Family interactions, and Distress). Discussion The CEFIS has strong factors assessing Exposure to events related to COVID-19, and the Impact of these events on families of children in pediatric healthcare. These initial validation data support use of the CEFIS for measuring the effect of the pandemic.

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Lopes, Simone C. Facuri, Janete Ricas, and Marisa Cotta Mancini. "Evaluation of the psychometrics properties of the alarm distress baby scale among 122 Brazilian children." Infant Mental Health Journal 29, no. 2 (2008): 153–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/imhj.20169.

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Driscoll, Kimberly A., Avani C. Modi, Stephanie S. Filigno, Erin E. Brannon, Leigh Ann Chamberlin, Lori J. Stark, and Scott W. Powers. "Quality of life in children with CF: Psychometrics and relations with stress and mealtime behaviors." Pediatric Pulmonology 50, no. 6 (December 30, 2014): 560–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ppul.23149.

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Rifkin, Lara S., and Philip C. Kendall. "Intolerance of uncertainty in youth: Psychometrics of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Index-A for Children." Journal of Anxiety Disorders 71 (April 2020): 102197. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2020.102197.

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Dovey, Terence M., Victoria K. Aldridge, Clarissa I. Martin, Markus Wilken, and Caroline Meyer. "Screening Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) in children: Outcomes from utilitarian versus specialist psychometrics." Eating Behaviors 23 (December 2016): 162–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.10.004.

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Richaud, María Cristina, Belén Mesurado, and María Paula Minzi. "Attachment Style Classification Questionnaire for latency age: Psychometrics properties of Argentine Sample." International Journal of Psychological Research 12, no. 2 (September 5, 2019): 59–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.21500/20112084.4058.

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The purpose of this article was to perform a psychometric study of the Attachment Style Classification Questionnaire (ASCQ) in Spanish language. This paper included three studies. The objectives of study 1 were to analyze the discriminative power of items, to carry out an EFA to determine the structure of the questionnaire, and to calculate the internal consistency of factors. The objectives of study 2 were to test the questionnaire structure through a CFA, and to determine if the model obtained was invariant between sex and age. The objective of Study 3 was to study the convergent validity. The three studies were carried out with three different samples of 180, 200, and 425 Argentinian children, aged 9 to 12 years, respectively. The results confirm the three factor structure of the adapted questionnaire, showing good psychometric properties (satisfactory internal consistency and adequate validity).

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Peltz, Jack, Ronald Rogge, Joseph Buckhalt, and Lori Elmore-Staton. "614 The Development and Psychometrics of an Assessment of Children’s Sleep Environments." Sleep 44, Supplement_2 (May 1, 2021): A241—A242. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleep/zsab072.612.

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Abstract Introduction Approximately half of school-aged children (ages 5–18) get either insufficient sleep during school nights or barely meet the required amount of sleep expected for healthy functioning (National Sleep Foundation, 2014).This percentage increases as children develop into adolescents (National Sleep Foundation, 2006). Accordingly, sleep problems and insufficient sleep are so pervasive that they could be considered an epidemic due to their adverse impact on children’s mental and physical health (Owens, 2015; Shochat et al., 2014). Fundamental to children’s sleep health is their sleep environment (Billings et al., 2019; Spilsbury et al., 2005). Despite its importance, however, there remains a noticeable absence of valid and reliable assessments of this construct. The current study sought to develop a measure of children’s sleep environments to support research and clinical work on youth’s sleep health. Methods A total of 813 parents (Mage = 40.6, SD = 8.6; 72% female) completed an online survey regarding their child’s (Mage = 10.5, SD = 3.8; 45% female) sleep environment and sleep-related behavior. The majority of families identified as Caucasian (approximately 80%). Parents reported fairly high annual incomes (Median = $75,000), but 28.2% of families reported incomes less than $50,000. A total of 18 items (total scale score; alpha = .74) were selected from a pool of 38 items developed from previous research that examined aspects of the sleep environment and were entered into an exploratory factor analysis from which 4 factors emerged: general sleep environment (10 items, alpha = .91), sleeping alone vs. with siblings (2 items, alpha = .78), presence of electronic screens (4 items, alpha = .75), and emotional environment (2 items, alpha = .80). Results The subscales demonstrated distinct patterns of correlations with related constructs, and unique predictive variance in explaining children’s daytime sleepiness even after controlling for children’s sleep hygiene, behavior problems, and sleep problems. Conclusion The current study is one of the first to demonstrate a valid/reliable assessment of children’s sleep environments. Not only will this measure provide researchers with an assessment of a fundamental influence on children’s sleep, but it will also enable clinicians to better measure this construct and support effective sleep health recommendations. Support (if any):

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Dillon, Emily, Calliope Holingue, Dana Herman, and Rebecca J. Landa. "Psychometrics of the Pragmatic Rating Scale for School-Age Children With a Range of Linguistic and Social Communication Skills." Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research 64, no. 9 (September 14, 2021): 3477–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2021_jslhr-20-00753.

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Purpose Social communication or pragmatic skills are continuously distributed in the general population. Impairment in these skills is associated with two clinical disorders, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and social (pragmatic) communication disorder. Such impairment can impact a child's peer acceptance, school performance, and current and later mental health. Valid, reliable, examiner-rated observational measures of social communication from a semistructured language sample are needed to detect social communication impairment. We evaluated the psychometrics of an examiner-rated measure of social (pragmatic) communication, the Pragmatic Rating Scale–School Age (PRS-SA). Method The analytic sample consisted of 130 children, ages 7–12 years, from five mutually exclusive groups: ASD ( n = 25), language concern (LC; n = 5), ASD + LC ( n = 10), social communication impairment only ( n = 22), and typically developing (TD; n = 68). All children received language and autism assessments. The PRS-SA was rated separately using video-recorded communication samples from the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. Assessment data were employed to evaluate the psychometrics of the PRS-SA. Analysis of covariance models were used to assess whether the PRS-SA would detect differences in social communication functioning across the five groups. Results The PRS-SA demonstrated strong internal reliability, concurrent validity, and interrater reliability. PRS-SA scores were significantly higher in all groups compared to the TD group and differed significantly in most pairwise comparisons; the ASD + LC group had the highest (more atypical) scores. Conclusions The PRS-SA shows promise as a measure of social communication skills in school-age verbally fluent children with a range of social and language abilities. More research is needed with a larger sample, including a wider age range and geographical diversity, to replicate findings. Supplemental Material https://doi.org/10.23641/asha.15138240

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Daily, Shay M., Keith J. Zullig, Elly M. Myers, Megan L. Smith, Alfgeir L. Kristjansson, and Michael J. Mann. "Preliminary Validation of the SCM in a Sample of Early Adolescent Public School Children." Assessment for Effective Intervention 45, no. 4 (December 28, 2018): 288–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534508418815751.

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The school climate measure (SCM) has demonstrated robust psychometrics in regionally diverse samples of high school–aged adolescents, but remains untested among early adolescents. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to establish construct validity and measurement indices of the SCM using a sample of early adolescents from public schools located in Central Appalachia ( n = 1,128). In addition, known-groups validity analyzed each SCM domain against self-reported academic achievement and school connection. Analyses confirmed all 10 SCM domains fit the data well with strong internal consistency and factor loadings. Known-groups analyses suggest students who reported higher academic achievement and school connection demonstrated higher perceptions of school climate. Findings provide evidence that extends the use of the SCM to early adolescents and may support school-based policy.

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Foa, Edna B., Anu Asnaani, Yinyin Zang, Sandra Capaldi, and Rebecca Yeh. "Psychometrics of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale for DSM-5 for Trauma-Exposed Children and Adolescents." Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 47, no. 1 (August 18, 2017): 38–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2017.1350962.

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Hendy, Helen M., Laura Seiverling, Colleen T. Lukens, and Keith E. Williams. "Brief Assessment of Mealtime Behavior in Children: Psychometrics and Association With Child Characteristics and Parent Responses." Children's Health Care 42, no. 1 (January 2013): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02739615.2013.753799.

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Hendy, Helen M., Laura J. Seiverling, Keith E. Williams, Debra Mazzeo, and Whitney Harclerode. "About Your Child’s Eating (AYCE) scale psychometrics when applied to children in hospital-based feeding clinics." Children's Health Care 47, no. 4 (November 2, 2017): 371–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02739615.2017.1370672.

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Rollins, Brandi Y., Nathaniel R. Riggs, Donna Spruijt-Metz, Arianna D. McClain, Chih-Ping Chou, and Mary Ann Pentz. "Psychometrics of the Eating in Emotional Situations Questionnaire (EESQ) among low-income Latino elementary-school children." Eating Behaviors 12, no. 2 (April 2011): 156–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eatbeh.2011.01.004.

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Lambert, Matthew C., Cynthia J. Cress, and Michael H. Epstein. "PSYCHOMETRICS OF THE PRESCHOOL BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL RATING SCALE WITH CHILDREN FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION SETTINGS." Infant Mental Health Journal 36, no. 3 (April 27, 2015): 287–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/imhj.21511.

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Lack, Caleb W., Maureen A. Sullivan, and Laura A. Knight. "Assessing Posttraumatic Stress in Children: A Review and Further Examination of the Psychometrics of Frederick’s Reaction Index." Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma 1, no. 3 (September 2008): 225–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19361520802279141.

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Mejia, Anilena, Ania Filus, Rachel Calam, Alina Morawska, and Matthew R. Sanders. "Validation of the Spanish version of the CAPES." International Journal of Behavioral Development 40, no. 4 (July 2, 2015): 359–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165025415591229.

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In the present study, we explored the factor structure as well as validity and reliability of the Spanish version of the Child Adjustment and Parent Efficacy Scale (CAPES) suitable for assessing child behavioural and emotional difficulties (Intensity Scale) and parental self-efficacy (Self-Efficacy Scale) among Spanish-speaking parents from the US, Latin America and Spain. This instrument was designed to be brief and easy to read in order to reach parents with low-literacy levels and from under-resourced backgrounds. Psychometrics for the English version of the CAPES indicates good internal consistency, as well as satisfactory construct and predictive validity of the measure (Morawska et al., 2014). A sample of 174 parents of children (91 boys and 78 girls) from Panama participated in this study. They completed the instrument alongside the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for measuring child psychological problems and the Parenting Task Checklist (PTC) for measuring parental self-efficacy. In addition, a group of 49 parents completed the CAPES at time 1 (T1) and 2 weeks after (T2). Psychometric evaluation of the Spanish version of the CAPES revealed that it has adequate internal consistency and test–retest reliability, as well as satisfactory convergent and discriminant validity. In conclusion, this instrument shows promise as a brief outcome measure to be used in clinical settings and to assess the effects of parenting interventions among Spanish-speaking parents. More research into psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the CAPES is needed, before it can be widely applied in practice.

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Greenwood, Charles R., Dale Walker, Jay Buzhardt, Dwight Irvin, Alana G. Schnitz, and Fan Jia. "Update on the EMI for Infants and Toddlers." Topics in Early Childhood Special Education 38, no. 2 (July 16, 2018): 105–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0271121418777290.

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Universal screening and progress monitoring measures are increasingly of interest to early interventionists who make decisions about the services provided to young children. A measure of infant-toddlers’ growth in early movement, the Early Movement Indicator (EMI), was reported in 2002. However, the EMI has remained an experimental measure based on a small sample and not used broadly by practitioners in real-world programs. We addressed this limitation by advancing knowledge the EMIs scalability through a website and improved psychometrics in a large sample. Results indicated that the EMI was (a) scalable evidenced by a large volume of early childhood staff users in programs in five states with 628 children and 2,258 individual EMI assessments, (b) sensitive to growth over time, (c) comprised of a complex continuum of skill development, and (d) influenced by moderators (i.e., home language, Individual Family Service Plan [IFSP] status). Implications for research and practice are discussed.

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Terry, Nicole P., Yaacov Petscher, and Katherine T. Rhodes. "Psychometric Analysis of the Diagnostic Evaluation of Language Variation–Screening Test: Extension to Low-Income African American Pre-Kindergarteners." Assessment for Effective Intervention 42, no. 3 (November 23, 2016): 176–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534508416679402.

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The purpose of this study was to extend a previous investigation of the psychometrics of the Diagnostic Evaluation of Language Variation–Screening Test (DELV-S) to include pre-kindergarten children (primarily African American and from low-income households). The previous study (Petscher, Connor, & Al Otaiba, 2012) included a racially and socioeconomically diverse sample of children in kindergarten through second grade. Similar to that study, two factors were found in the present study: one representing morphosyntactic ability and one representing nonword repetition ability. However, unlike the previous study, measurement invariance was not observed in the present sample. As a result, to allow for interpretation of performance in similar samples who would likely use the DELV-S, vertical scaling was used to create a new set of norms for ability scores and a new reference table for fall and spring of the pre-kindergarten school year.

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Voorspoels, Wouter, Isa Rutten, Annelies Bartlema, Francis Tuerlinckx, and Wolf Vanpaemel. "Sensitivity to the prototype in children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder: An example of Bayesian cognitive psychometrics." Psychonomic Bulletin & Review 25, no. 1 (March 13, 2017): 271–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.3758/s13423-017-1245-4.

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Renshaw, Tyler L., and Sarah J. Bolognino. "Psychometrics of the Psychological Wellbeing and Distress Screener: A Brief Measure of Youth’s Bidimensional Mental Health." Assessment for Effective Intervention 42, no. 3 (November 17, 2016): 160–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1534508416678970.

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The present study reports on the psychometric defensibility of the Psychological Wellbeing and Distress Screener (PWDS), which is a 10-item self-report behavior rating scale for measuring youth’s bidimensional (also known as dual-factor or two-continua) mental health. The PWDS was developed using preexisting items within the Health Behavior in School-Aged Children (HBSC) self-report survey, and the present study used the 2009–2010 HBSC sample of U.S. youth in Grades 5 to 10 ( N = 12,642). Findings from two phases of data analyses, using random split-half subsamples, identified and confirmed a two-factor latent structure for the PWDS, with one scale measuring psychological wellbeing and the other psychological distress. Results also showed that the wellbeing and distress factors were invariant across grade, race/ethnicity, and residence classifications but not across gender. Implications for future research and potential practice are discussed.

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Hardy, Louise L., and Seema Mihrshahi. "Elements of Effective Population Surveillance Systems for Monitoring Obesity in School Aged Children." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 18 (September 18, 2020): 6812. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186812.

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The continuing high prevalence of child overweight and obesity globally means that it remains the most common chronic health condition in children. Population-based child obesity surveillance systems are critical for monitoring trends in obesity and related behaviours, and determining the overall effect of child obesity prevention strategies. Effective surveillance systems may vary in methods, scope, purpose, objectives, and attributes, and our aim was to provide an overview of child obesity surveillance systems globally, and to highlight main components and other types of survey data that can enhance our understanding of child obesity. Measures of adiposity, including body mass index and waist circumference are essential, but effective surveillance must also include measures of weight-related behaviours, including diet, physical activity, sedentary time, and sleep. While objective measures are desirable, the variability in psychometrics and rapid evolution of wearable devices is potentially problematic for examining long-term trends over time and how behaviours may change. Questionnaires on self-reported behaviours are often used but also have limitations. Because the determinants of obesity are not only functioning at the individual level, some measures of the broader environmental and commercial determinants, including the built and food environments, are useful to guide upstream policy decisions.

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Harrison, Lauren E., Inge Timmers, Lauren C. Heathcote, Emma Fisher, Vivek Tanna, Tom Duarte Silva Bans, and Laura E. Simons. "Parent Responses to Their Child's Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Measures." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 45, no. 3 (March 9, 2020): 281–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa005.

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Abstract Objective Parent responses can have a major impact on their child’s pain. The purpose of this systematic review is to (a) identify and describe measures assessing pain-related cognitive, affective, and behavioral responses in parents of children with chronic pain and (b) meta-analyze reported correlations between parent constructs and child outcomes (i.e., pain intensity, functional disability, and school functioning). Prospero protocol registration ID: CRD42019125496. Methods We conducted a systematic search of studies including a measure of parent/caregiver responses to their child’s chronic pain. Study characteristics and correlations between parent measures and child outcomes were extracted. Data were summarized and meta-analyzed. Results Seventy-nine met inclusion criteria using 18 different measures of cognitive/affective (n = 3), behavioral (n = 5), and multidimensional responses (n = 10). Measures were used a median of three times (range 1–48), predominantly completed by mothers (88%), and primarily in mixed pain samples. Psychometrics of measures were generally adequate. Meta-analyses were based on 42 papers across five measures. Results showed that each of the cognitive, affective, and behavioral parent constructs we examined was significantly associated with pain-related functional disability. A small number of measures assessing parent cognitions and affective functioning were associated with higher child pain intensity; however, the majority were not. Conclusion Findings demonstrate that there is a wealth of measures available, with adequate reliability overall but a lack of psychometrics on temporal stability. Synthesizing data across studies revealed small effects between parent responses and child functioning, and even smaller and/or absent effects on child pain intensity.

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Pavuluri, Mani N., Siu-Luen Luk, John Clarkson, and Rob McGee. "A Community Study of Preschool Behaviour Disorder in New Zealand." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 29, no. 3 (September 1995): 454–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048679509064954.

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A two stage epidemiological study of 320 children aged between 2.5 and 5 years of age, from eight randomly selected preschool centres, was performed in order (1) to test the psychometrics of the Behaviour Check List (BCL), a parent report instrument for preschool children, (2) to estimate the prevalence, and (3) to describe the correlates of preschool behaviour disorder. After the initial screening using the BCL, the Hyperactivity Scale (HAS) and the Internalising Disorder Scale (IDS), parents were interviewed using the Behaviour Screening Questionnaire (BSQ); the children were examined using the Rutter and Graham's interview. Data was also collected on family functioning, maternal mental health, social adversity, development, physical health and perinatal history. The BCL was found to be a reliable and valid screening measure. A cut off point of 8+ was established for New Zealand preschoolers; this is lower than that in the UK sample, illustrating the importance of retesting the instruments in a different culture. The prevalence rate of behaviour problems based on clinical diagnosis was 22.5%. Results of logistic regression analysis showed that poor family functioning, poor maternal mental health and parental separation were associated significantly with behaviour disorder. This study emphasises the need to identify preschool behaviour disorder and associated risk factors to enable an early intervention.

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Allen, S. L., I. M. Smith, E. Duku, T. Vaillancourt, P. Szatmari, S. Bryson, E. Fombonne, et al. "Behavioral Pediatrics Feeding Assessment Scale in Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Psychometrics and Associations With Child and Parent Variables." Journal of Pediatric Psychology 40, no. 6 (February 27, 2015): 581–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsv006.

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Herle, Moritz, Andrea D. Smith, Alice Kininmonth, and Clare Llewellyn. "The Role of Eating Behaviours in Genetic Susceptibility to Obesity." Current Obesity Reports 9, no. 4 (September 3, 2020): 512–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13679-020-00402-0.

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Abstract Purpose of Review Eating behaviours are hypothesised to be the behavioural expression of genetic risk of obesity. In this review, we summarise findings from behavioural genetic research on the association between genetic risk for obesity and validated psychometrics measures of eating behaviours in children and adults (published in the past 10 years). Recent Findings Twin studies have produced some evidence for a shared genetic aetiology underlying body mass index and eating behaviours. Studies using measured genetic susceptibility to obesity have suggested that increased genetic liability for obesity is associated with variation in obesogenic eating behaviours such as emotional and uncontrolled eating. Summary More research on this topic is needed. Especially longitudinal studies using genetically sensitive designs to investigate the direction of genetic pathways between genetic liability of eating behaviours to weight and vice versa, as well as the potential subsequent link to eating disorders.

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von Steinbüchel, Nicole, Mirjam Meeuwsen, Herbert Poinstingl, and Christiane Kiese-Himmel. "The Test for Creative Thinking–Drawing Production Test in Preschool Children with Predominantly Migration Background—Psychometrics of the German TCT-DP." Creativity Research Journal 30, no. 2 (April 3, 2018): 195–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10400419.2018.1446742.

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Ing, Harriet, Gracia Fellmeth, Jitrachote White, Alan Stein, Julie A. Simpson, and Rose McGready. "Validation of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) on the Thai–Myanmar border." Tropical Doctor 47, no. 4 (July 12, 2017): 339–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0049475517717635.

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Postnatal depression is common and may have severe consequences for women and their children. Locally validated screening tools are required to identify at-risk women in marginalised populations. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is one of the most frequently used tools globally. This cross-sectional study assessed the validity and acceptability of the EPDS in Karen and Burmese among postpartum migrant and refugee women on the Thai–Myanmar border. The EPDS was administered to participants and results compared with a diagnostic interview. Local staff provided feedback on the acceptability of the EPDS through a focus group discussion. Results from 670 women showed high accuracy and reasonable internal consistency of the EPDS. However, acceptability to local staff was low, limiting the utility of the EPDS in this setting despite its good psychometrics. Further work is required to identify a tool that is acceptable and sensitive to cultural manifestations of depression in this vulnerable population.

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Fabiano-Smith, Leah. "Standardized Tests and the Diagnosis of Speech Sound Disorders." Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups 4, no. 1 (February 26, 2019): 58–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1044/2018_pers-sig1-2018-0018.

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Purpose The purpose of this tutorial is to provide speech-language pathologists with the knowledge and tools to (a) evaluate standardized tests of articulation and phonology and (b) utilize criterion-referenced approaches to assessment in the absence of psychometrically strong standardized tests. Method Relevant literature on psychometrics of standardized tests used to diagnose speech sound disorders in children is discussed. Norm-referenced and criterion-referenced approaches to assessment are reviewed, and a step-by-step guide to a criterion-referenced assessment is provided. Published criterion references are provided as a quick and easy resource guide for professionals. Results Few psychometrically strong standardized tests exist for the evaluation of speech sound disorders for monolingual and bilingual populations. The use of criterion-referenced testing is encouraged to avoid diagnostic pitfalls. Discussion Speech-language pathologists who increase their use of criterion-referenced measures and decrease their use of standardized tests will arrive at more accurate diagnoses of speech sound disorders.

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Rizzo, Albert A., Todd Bowerly, J. Galen Buckwalter, Dean Klimchuk, Roman Mitura, and Thomas D. Parsons. "A Virtual Reality Scenario for All Seasons:The Virtual Classroom." CNS Spectrums 11, no. 1 (October 2009): 35–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1092852900024196.

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ABSTRACTTreatment and rehabilitation of the cognitive, psychological, and motor sequelae of central nervous system dysfunction often relies on assessment instruments to inform diagnosis and to track changes in clinical status. Typically, these assessments employ paper-and-pencil psychometrics, hands-on analog/computer tests, and rating of behavior within the context of real-world functional environments. Virtual reality offers the option to produce and distribute identical “standard” simulation environments in which performance can be measured and rehabilitated. Within such digital scenarios, normative data can be accumulated for performance comparisons needed for assessment/diagnosis and for treatment/rehabilitation purposes. In this manner, reusable archetypic virtual environments constructed for one purpose can also be applied for applications addressing other clinical targets. This article will provide a review of such a retooling approach using a virtual classroom simulation that was originally developed as a controlled stimulus environment in which attention processes could be systematically assessed in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. This system is now being applied to other clinical targets including the development of tests that address other cognitive functions, eye movement under distraction conditions, social anxiety disorder, and the creation of an earthquake safety training application for children with developmental and learning disabilities.

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Beseler, Cheryl, Kimberly J. Mitchell, Lisa M. Jones, Heather A. Turner, Sherry Hamby, and Roy Wade. "The Youth Firearm Risk and Safety Tool (Youth-FiRST): Psychometrics and Validation of a Gun Attitudes and Violence Exposure Assessment Tool." Violence and Victims 35, no. 5 (October 1, 2020): 635–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/vv-d-19-00085.

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This study reports on the development of a comprehensive assessment of exposure to guns and gun-related violence for evaluating the risk of gun-related trauma. Gun access, gun attitudes, gun safety education, and exposure to gun violence were measured. Participants were 630 youth, aged 2–17. Youth, ages 10–17, completed a self-report survey and caregivers of young children, ages 2–9, completed the survey as a proxy for that child. The youth were from urban (n = 286) and rural (n = 344) areas. Factor analysis, item response theory, and structural equation modeling were used. Two factors described access to guns, two factors described gun attitudes, and a single construct captured gun safety education. The gun violence exposure factor showed strong associations with trauma symptomatology. The individual constructs showed good psychometric properties and measurement noninvariance by urbanicity.

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A. Ridenour, Ty. "Psychometrics and Cross-Cultural Comparisons of the Illustration-Based Assessment of Liability and Exposure to Substance Use and Antisocial Behavior© for Children." Open Family Studies Journal 4, no. 1 (October 14, 2011): 17–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874922401104010017.

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Green, Nancy S., Deogratias Munube, Ezekiel Mupere, Robert Opoka, Phillip Kasirye, Paul Bangirana, Linda Rosset Buluma, et al. "Burden and Risk of Neurological and Cognitive Impairment in Pediatric Sickle Cell Anemia in Uganda (BRAIN SAFE): Interim Overall Results." Blood 130, Suppl_1 (December 7, 2017): 979. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood.v130.suppl_1.979.979.

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Abstract Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is highly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In Uganda, approximately 20,000 children are born with SCA annually (Ndeezi G, 2016). Sickle brain vasculopathy causes both overt strokes and clinically "silent infarcts," affecting neurological and cognitive function (DeBaun MR, 2012). Incidence of strokes has markedly decreased through standardized preventative measures. Study objectives are to determine the age-related spectrum and burden of brain injury associated with SCA in Ugandan children, determine predisposing risk factors and build capacity to support interventions for stroke prevention. Here we present preliminary results. Methods: BRAIN SAFE is a cross-sectional study of a random sample of 250 children with SCA, ages 1-12 years, who receive care at the Mulago Hospital SCD clinic in Kampala.Potential participants were randomly selected from the clinic roster. Study exclusion criteria: hemoglobinopathy other than HbSS or HbS B0 thalassemia, age >12, acute illness, Hb <6.0gm/dl, recent transfusion, participation in another clinical study. Stroke history and examination: were performed using the pediatric NIH Stroke Scale. Psychometric testing: Age-appropriate KABC-II, TOVA, BRIEF and Mullen testing were performed by skilled testers using validated versions in English or the predominant local language. Transcranial doppler ultrasounds (TCDs) were performed (with good inter-operator reliability) by two study staff, both health professionals. They had been trained by a U.S.-based "STOP" trial TCD research nurse and a co-investigator who had TCD training in the U.S. The latter also performed standardized readings (Adams RJ, 1998). Quality assurance for TCD readings was provided by an independent stroke neurologist. Brain Magnetic imaging (MRI/MRA): Using a single 1.5T scanner, a subset of subjects enriched for a history of stroke, abnormal neurological exam and/or cognitive testing. Two radiologists performed clinical reads. An independent neuroradiologist assessed sickle vasculopathy, per "SWiTCH" protocol (Helton KJ, 2014), blinded to clinical and radiological data. Primary and secondary stroke prevention : Subjects with persistently non-normal TCDs on repeat testing or vasculopathy on MRI/MRAswill be offered hydroxyurea . Results: Of the 248 participants screened in the 1st funding year, 233 were enrolled (mean age 5.62 years (range 1-12). Study exclusions due to age >12, acute illness, severe anemia, recent transfusion or participation in another study. History and neurological exam : Overall, 7 of 233 had history consistent with a stroke, and an abnormal neurological exam, 5 had a history consistent with stroke but a normal neurological exam, 6 had abnormal neurological findings but no history of stroke (total abnormal 18/233, 7.7%). Psychometrics : To date, cognitive test data results have been performed on 80 children; 30 (37.5%) were impaired with varying severity. (Full reports to follow.) TCDs : A total of 224 non-imaging TCDs have been performed. Using standard criteria, 190 were normal, 4 abnormal (1.8%), and 30 conditional (13.4%). Repeat TCDs have been performed on 13 of those with non-normal reads and so far, 2 were abnormal, 6 conditional, 4 normal,1 had difficult windows. MRI/MRAs: A subset of 29 subjects were selected with more clinical and/or historical stroke pathology (N= 25, 86%) and have undergone MR imaging to date (see Table). Mean age was 7.1 years (range 3-12); male: 55%. Of 26 with clinical radiological reads, 16 / 26 (61.5%) were abnormal. To date, scans from 12 subjects have had SCD vascular reads: 2 had no vasculopathy; 10 were abnormal: 6 with infarcts and arterial stenoses, 3 with infarcts only, 1 with bilateral stenoses only. Conclusions: BRAIN SAFE, a Kampala-based cross-sectional study, has already enrolled and completed a large proportion of study procedures. Considerable brain pathology has been identified in all aspects tested, with high prevalence of abnormal history or physical findings, abnormal psychometrics, abnormal cerebral blood flow and/or brain MR imaging. Completion of enrollment and testing for the target sample will provide baseline data for longitudinal assessment and intervention. Building research capacity for faculty and trainees is ongoing. Acknowledgments: 1R21HD089791 (PIs: Idro, Green) and Latanya Bowman, RN, Augusta University Sickle Cell Center. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

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