Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2014 Jun;39(5):562-75.
doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu016. Epub 2014 Apr 8.

French version of the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment questionnaire-BITSEA

Jaqueline Wendland  1 , Marie Danet  2 , Estelle Gacoin  2 , Nadia Didane  2 , Nicolas Bodeau  2 , Thomas Saïas  2 , Morgane Le Bail  2 , Marie-Thérèse Cazenave  2 , Thais Molina  2 , Ophélie Puccinelli  2 , Olivia Chirac  2 , Melania Medeiros  2 , Priscille Gérardin  2 , David Cohen  2 , Antoine Guédeney  2
Affiliations

French version of the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment questionnaire-BITSEA

Jaqueline Wendland et al. J Pediatr Psychol. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the French version of the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA).

Methods: The sample consisted of 589 low-risk infants aged 12-36 months and their parents. Parents completed the BITSEA, the Child Behavior Checklist 1½-5 (CBCL - 18 months to 5 years version), and the Parenting Stress Index - Short Form (PSI-SF).

Results: Multitrait-multimethod and confirmatory factor analyses revealed adequate psychometric properties for the French version of the BITSEA. Scores on the BITSEA Problem scale were positively correlated to all CBCL and PSI-SF subscales, whereas negative correlations were found between BITSEA Competence scale and CBCL and PSI-SF subscales. The BITSEA Problem score significantly increased with level of parental worry, examined through a single-item question that is part of the BITSEA.

Conclusion: Findings support the validity of the French version of the BITSEA. However, additional work on the clinical validity of the BITSEA, including with at-risk children, is warranted.

Keywords: infant; parent; screening; social–emotional development; toddler; validity.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types