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. 2002 Dec;32(6):601-10.
doi: 10.1023/a:1021263216093.

Assessing emotional and behavioral problems in children with intellectual disability: revisiting the factor structure of the developmental behavior checklist

Marielle C Dekker  1 , Russell J Nunn, Stewart E Einfeld, Bruce J Tonge, Hans M Koot
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Assessing emotional and behavioral problems in children with intellectual disability: revisiting the factor structure of the developmental behavior checklist

Marielle C Dekker et al. J Autism Dev Disord. 2002 Dec.

Abstract

The objective of the reported study was to reassess the factor structure of the Developmental Behaviour Checklist (DBC) in a large cross-cultural sample representing all levels of intellectual disability. Parent and teacher DBC ratings on a combined sample of 1536 Dutch and Australian children and adolescents (ages 3-22) with mild to profound intellectual disability were used. Principal components analyses produced five subscales: Disruptive/Antisocial, Self-Absorbed. Communication Disturbance, Anxiety, and Social Relating, explaining 43.7% of the total variance. Internal consistencies of these subscales ranged from .66 to .91. The revised factor structure of the DBC appears to be an improved and useful tool for assessing emotional and behavioral problems in children with intellectual disabilities.

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