Cross-cultural validation of a behavioral screener for executive functions: Guidelines for clinical use among Colombian children with and without ADHD.
Abstract
Garcia-Barrera, Kamphaus, and Bandalos (2011) derived a 25-item executive functioning screener from the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC), measuring 4 latent executive constructs: problem solving, attentional control, behavioral control, and emotional control. The current study included a cross-cultural examination of this screener in Colombian children with and without attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). BASC teacher ratings were collected for Colombian children ages 6-11 years (848 healthy children [53% boys] and 155 children with ADHD [76% boys]). To examine the psychometric properties of the screener, a multistep procedure was implemented, including (a) confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and factorial invariance testing across gender, age group (6-8 years, 9-11 years), and ADHD status to replicate and extend the original derivation; (b) item response theory (IRT) analysis to evaluate the information provided by individual items; and (c) given IRT results, a repeated CFA and invariance testing after the exclusion of 1 item from the problem-solving factor. The 24-item 4-factor model fit was adequate for controls and for ADHD participants. Results support the use of the 24-item executive functioning screener in a cross-cultural context. In turn, in supplemental material, normative data for the Colombian sample are reported along with bilingual guidelines (i.e., Spanish/English) for implementing the screener in clinical practice. Even though the scre…
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The original BASC-EF was validated in a sample with ADHD.
“Although the original BASC-EF was validated in a sample with ADHD (Garcia-Barrera et al., 2015)”
From Sensitivity and Specificity of an Executive Function Screener at Identifying Children with ADHD and Reading Disability (2021) · cites this paper as Garcia-Barrera et al., 2015
ADHD status was a significant predictor of all four factors measured by the BASC-EF.
“ADHD status was a significant predictor of all four factors measured by the BASC-EF (Garcia-Barrera et al., 2015).”
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Cited by 14
- Authors
- Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Karr, J. E., Duran, V., Direnfeld, E., & Pineda, D. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Victoria (CA)
- Universidad de Antioquia (CO)
- Venue
- Psychological Assessment
- Published
- 2015
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1349-1363
- ISSN
- 1040-3590 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-134X
- OpenAlex
- W2315371839
- Cited by
- 14
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 1.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Assessment (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- executive function, Behavior Assessment System for Children, cross-cultural validation, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, children, measurement invariance, item response theory, reference values, problem solving, attentional control, behavioral control, emotional control, clinical screening
- MeSH terms
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Child, Child Behavior, Colombia, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Female, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychometrics, Executive Function
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