Using the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire for Spanish-Speaking Populations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Psychometric Analysis of Dichotomized Variables
While the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ-VSF) have been assessed in the US and Europe in samples composed of middle- and high-income parents with high levels of education, no studies have tested the instrument in lo...
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| author | Elsa Lucia Escalante-Barrios Sonia Mariel Suarez-Enciso Samuel P. Putnam Helen Raikes Sergi Fàbregues |
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| description | While the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ-VSF) have been assessed in the US and Europe in samples composed of middle- and high-income parents with high levels of education, no studies have tested the instrument in low-income Spanish-speaking populations living in low- and middle-income countries. To fill this gap, our cross-sectional study assessed the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the CBQ-VSF version in a sample of 315 low-income and low-educated parents with preschool children living in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. While our findings revealed problems that were similar to those identified in previous assessments of the CBQ-VSF Spanish version, they also showed unique problems related to the sociodemographic characteristics of our sample, containing many individuals with a low income and low educational level. Most of the participants gave extreme responses, resulting in a notable kurtosis and skewness of the data. This article describes how we addressed these problems by dichotomizing the variables into binary categories. Additionally, it demonstrates that merely translating the CBQ-VSF is insufficient to be able to capture many of the underlying latent constructs associated with low-income and low-educated Latino/Hispanic populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-34a2c27b0c8a4c4ca93cbb3c5b3ab03c2023-12-03T14:13:03ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672021-01-01827410.3390/children8020074Using the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire for Spanish-Speaking Populations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Psychometric Analysis of Dichotomized VariablesElsa Lucia Escalante-Barrios0Sonia Mariel Suarez-Enciso1Samuel P. Putnam2Helen Raikes3Sergi Fàbregues4Department of Education, Universidad del Norte, Km.5 Vía Puerto Colombia, Barranquilla 080001, ColombiaDepartment of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 114 Teacher College Hall, Lincoln, NE 68508, USADepartment of Psychology, Bowdoin College, 255 Maine St, Brunswick, ME 04011, USADepartment of Child, Youth and Family Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 205 Louise Pound Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588, USADepartment of Psychology and Education, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Rambla del Poblenou, 156, 08018 Barcelona, SpainWhile the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ-VSF) have been assessed in the US and Europe in samples composed of middle- and high-income parents with high levels of education, no studies have tested the instrument in low-income Spanish-speaking populations living in low- and middle-income countries. To fill this gap, our cross-sectional study assessed the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the CBQ-VSF version in a sample of 315 low-income and low-educated parents with preschool children living in the Caribbean Region of Colombia. While our findings revealed problems that were similar to those identified in previous assessments of the CBQ-VSF Spanish version, they also showed unique problems related to the sociodemographic characteristics of our sample, containing many individuals with a low income and low educational level. Most of the participants gave extreme responses, resulting in a notable kurtosis and skewness of the data. This article describes how we addressed these problems by dichotomizing the variables into binary categories. Additionally, it demonstrates that merely translating the CBQ-VSF is insufficient to be able to capture many of the underlying latent constructs associated with low-income and low-educated Latino/Hispanic populations.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/74Children’s Behavior Questionnairetemperamentassessmentpreschoolerslow- and middle-income countriesColombia |
| spellingShingle | Elsa Lucia Escalante-Barrios Sonia Mariel Suarez-Enciso Samuel P. Putnam Helen Raikes Sergi Fàbregues Using the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire for Spanish-Speaking Populations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Psychometric Analysis of Dichotomized Variables Children Children’s Behavior Questionnaire temperament assessment preschoolers low- and middle-income countries Colombia |
| title | Using the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire for Spanish-Speaking Populations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Psychometric Analysis of Dichotomized Variables |
| title_full | Using the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire for Spanish-Speaking Populations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Psychometric Analysis of Dichotomized Variables |
| title_fullStr | Using the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire for Spanish-Speaking Populations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Psychometric Analysis of Dichotomized Variables |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire for Spanish-Speaking Populations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Psychometric Analysis of Dichotomized Variables |
| title_short | Using the Very Short Form of the Children’s Behavior Questionnaire for Spanish-Speaking Populations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Psychometric Analysis of Dichotomized Variables |
| title_sort | using the very short form of the children s behavior questionnaire for spanish speaking populations in low and middle income countries a psychometric analysis of dichotomized variables |
| topic | Children’s Behavior Questionnaire temperament assessment preschoolers low- and middle-income countries Colombia |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/8/2/74 |
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