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Psychometrics of psychosocial behavior items under age 6 years: Evidence from Nebraska, USA

Marcus R Waldman1, Abbie Raikes1, Katelyn Hepworth2

  • 1Department of Health Promotion, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA.

Infant Mental Health Journal
|December 6, 2023
PubMed

Insights

The Global Scales of Early Development Psychosocial Form (GSED PF) shows promise for monitoring children's psychosocial development. Most items demonstrated validity and reliability in a US-based study, supporting its potential for early childhood well-being assessment.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Science
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Healthy psychosocial development is crucial for lifelong well-being.
  • Organizations seek tools for population-level psychosocial monitoring in young children.
  • The World Health Organization is developing the Global Scales of Early Development Psychosocial Form (GSED PF).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the psychometric validity and reliability of 45 items for the GSED PF.
  • To assess the suitability of these items for caregiver-reported psychosocial monitoring in infants and young children.
  • To provide evidence for the GSED PF's potential use in population-level assessments.

Main Methods:

  • A psychometric validation study using data from 836 children in Nebraska (USA).
  • Analysis of 45 candidate items for the GSED PF, covering ages 180 days to 71 months.
  • Application of a bifactor model to assess data structure, reliability, and model fit.

Main Results:

  • 98% (44 out of 45) of the items showed positive evidence of validity and reliability.
  • A bifactor model with one general and five specific factors provided the best data fit.
  • Criterion associations aligned with expected predictors of psychosocial behaviors.

Conclusions:

  • The GSED PF items demonstrate strong psychometric properties in a US sample, suggesting feasibility for measuring children's psychosocial behaviors.
  • The findings support the potential of the GSED PF for population-level psychosocial monitoring.
  • Further validation in diverse cultural and linguistic settings is necessary for global applicability.

Keywords:
BevölkerungsüberwachungFrühkindliche EntwicklungIndikatoren für psychische Gesundheitconductas sicosocialesdesarrollo en la temprana niñezearly childhood developmentindicadores de salud mentalinfant mental healthmental health indicatorsobservación de poblaciónpopulation monitoringpsychische Gesundheit von Kindernpsychosocial behaviorspsychosoziale Verhaltensweisensalud mental infantilنمو الطفولة المبكرة، المتابعة المجتمعية ، الصحة النفسية للرضع، السلوكيات النفسية الاجتماعية، مؤشرات الصحة النفسية幼儿发育, 人口监测, 婴儿心理健康, 社会心理行为, 心理健康指标

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