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Measurement and structural models for children's problem behaviors.

Y F Cheong1, S W Raudenbush

  • 1Division of Educational Studies, Emory University, 1784 North Decatur Road, Suite 240, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA. fcheong@learnlink.emory.edu

Psychological Methods
|February 24, 2001
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This study introduces a new analytic strategy for measuring child and adolescent problem behaviors. It reveals distinct dimensions of aggression and delinquency, even when correlated, impacting behavior modeling.

Area of Science:

  • Psychometrics
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Child and adolescent problem behaviors require accurate measurement and modeling.
  • Understanding the dimensionality of externalizing behaviors is crucial for effective intervention.
  • Existing models may not fully capture the nuanced nature of these behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose and illustrate an analytic strategy for measuring and modeling child and adolescent problem behaviors.
  • To define an interval scale for problem behaviors, assess dimensionality, and link factors to behavior dimensions.
  • To examine the relationship between individual and contextual factors and multiple dimensions of externalizing behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • Embedding an item response model within a hierarchical model.

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  • Analyzing caregiver ratings of externalizing behavior problems in children aged 9-15.
  • Utilizing data from the Child Behavior Checklist (T. M. Achenbach, 1991a) on 2,177 children across 79 urban neighborhoods.

    • Main Results:

    • The proposed strategy defines an interval scale for child and adolescent problem behaviors.
    • Two subscales, Aggression and Delinquency, were found to be highly correlated.
    • Unidimensionality was rejected as Aggression and Delinquency showed different associations with covariates, indicating distinct dimensions.

    Conclusions:

    • The analytic strategy effectively models multiple dimensions of child and adolescent problem behaviors.
    • Distinct dimensions of externalizing behaviors, such as Aggression and Delinquency, have differential associations with covariates.
    • This approach enhances the understanding of factors influencing complex behavioral patterns in youth.