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Terrible ones? Assessment of externalizing behaviors in infancy with the Child Behavior Checklist

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Van Zeijl, Jantien, Mesman, Judi, Stolk, Mirjam N., Alink, Lenneke R.A., Van IJzendoorn, Marinus H., Bakermans‐Kranenburg, Marian J., Juffer, Femmie, Koot, Hans M.·2006·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
DOI 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2006.01616.x
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Background: This study investigated the occurrence, cross‐informant agreement, 1‐year stability, and context characteristics of externalizing behaviors in 12‐month‐old children, as compared to 24‐ and 36‐month‐olds. Method: In a general population sample of 786 12‐month‐olds, 720 24‐month‐olds, and 744 36‐month‐olds, the CBCL/1½–5 was obtained from mothers and fathers and again one year later for a subsample of 307 children. Mothers of 1,831 children also provided complete data on child, mother, and family characteristics. Results: Over three‐fourths of the externalizing behaviors occurred in more than 10% of 12‐month‐olds, over one‐third of the items in more than 25%. For almost all externalizing behaviors, the occurrence was significantly lower in 12‐month‐olds compared to 24‐ and 36‐month‐old children. Mother–father agreement and 1‐year stability of externalizing behaviors in 12‐month‐old children were significant, but generally somewhat lower than in 24‐ and 36‐month‐olds. Context characteristics were related to externalizing behaviors in 12‐month‐olds as well as in older children. Some associations were less pronounced in 12‐month‐old children, but the overall pattern of correlates was similar across age groups. Conclusions: The results of this study show that externalizing behaviors in 12‐month‐old children merit further research and can be assessed with the CBCL in a valid way.

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  • The CBCL/1.5-5 is a validated parent report scale designed to measure behavioral, emotional and social functioning in children aged 1.5-5 years, and has been used reliably with children as young as 12 months.

    “The CBCL/1.5–5 is a validated parent report scale designed to measure behavioral, emotional and social functioning in children aged 1.5–5 years, and which has been used reliably with children as young as 12 months [54, 89].”

    From Optimizing parenting and child outcomes following parent–child interaction therapy – toddler: a randomized controlled trial (2024) · cites this paper as [89]

    The Externalizing behaviors section identifies the CBCL/1½–5 as a parent-report checklist for ages 1½–5 and reports its use with 12-month-olds. It found strong internal consistency for some externalizing scales but mediocre consistency for Overactive. The paper supports assessing externalizing behavior at 12 months, not the broader claim that the scale reliably measures behavioral, emotional, and social functioning at that age. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  1. Westgeest, A.M.A. (1985). De relatie tussen persoonlijk- heid, steun en stress bij verzorgers met eerst gebo- renen [The relation between personality, support, and stress in caregivers with firstborn children]. Unpub- lished master's thesis, Leiden University, the Nether- lands. Manuscript accepted 15 November 2005

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Authors
Van Zeijl, J., Mesman, J., Stolk, M. N., Alink, L. R. A., Van IJzendoorn, M. H., Bakermans‐Kranenburg, M. J., Juffer, F., & Koot, H. M.
Affiliations
  • Leiden University (NL)
  • Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Corresponding author
Mesman, Judi
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Venue
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2006-04-26
Volume
47
Issue
8
Pages
801-810
ISSN
  • 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-7610
DOI
10.1111/j.1469-7610.2006.01616.x
OpenAlex
W2107265110
Cited by
110
References
34
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FWCI
5.54
Type
journal article
Language
en
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
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  • VU Research Portal (submittedVersion, other-oa)
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  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
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Funders
Universiteit Leiden
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Education › Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
externalizing problems, infancy, Child Behavior Checklist, cross-informant agreement, longitudinal stability, toddler development
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Child Behavior Disorders, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Infant, Internal-External Control, Male, Netherlands, Personality Assessment, Statistics as Topic, Early Intervention, Educational, Infant Behavior

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