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Parent report measures of infant and toddler social-emotional development: a systematic review

Maiken Pontoppidan1,2, Nete K Niss1, Jan H Pejtersen1

  • 1SFI-The Danish National Center for Social Research, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Family Practice
|February 4, 2017
PubMed

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Early identification of socio-emotional developmental risks in young children is vital. This review identifies reliable parent-report measures for infants and toddlers (0-24 months) to aid early intervention.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Pediatrics
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Early identification of socio-emotional developmental problems in young children is crucial for timely intervention.
  • High-quality assessment tools are needed to identify at-risk infants and toddlers.
  • Social-emotional development in early childhood significantly impacts long-term well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically identify parent-report measures for assessing infant and toddler (0-24 months) social-emotional development.
  • To evaluate these measures for use in primary care settings.
  • To provide a resource for clinicians and researchers seeking reliable assessment tools.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic literature review was conducted using a narrative synthesis approach.
  • Searches were performed in Medline, PsychInfo, Embase, and SocIndex from 2008 to September 2015.
  • Data on measure characteristics, including psychometric properties, were collected and analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Out of 3310 screened articles, 18 parent-report measures of infant and toddler social-emotional development were included.
  • Ten measures were specifically designed for social-emotional development, while eight included relevant subscales.
  • Measures varied in publication date, item count, age range, cost, and availability of psychometric data.

Conclusions:

  • Numerous infant and toddler social-emotional development measures have emerged recently.
  • Most psychometric data are found in manuals rather than peer-reviewed publications.
  • The Ages and Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional-2, Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment, Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment, and Child Behaviour Checklist 1½-5 are recommended for their psychometric soundness.
Abstract

Keywords:
Childchild developmentinfantpaediatricspsychometricssocial skills

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