1. Validating the Children's Behavior Questionnaire in Dutch children: psychometric properties and a cross-cultural comparison of factor structures.
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Sleddens EF, Kremers SP, Candel MJ, De Vries NN, and Thijs C
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- Adult, Affect, Child, China, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Japan, Male, Netherlands, Observer Variation, Parents, Personality Inventory standards, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Temperament, Child Behavior psychology, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Surveys and Questionnaires standards
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In this article, we examined the factorial validity of the Dutch translation of the Children's Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ) and the Very Short Form scores. In addition, we conducted cross-cultural comparisons of temperament structure. In total, 353 parents of 6- to 8-year-olds completed the instrument. The original higher order factor structure of the different CBQ forms was generally replicated and represented the three broad dimensions of temperament: Surgency/Extraversion, Negative Affectivity, and Effortful Control. For the Standard Form, results demonstrated a relatively high degree of factor similarity of the Dutch sample with other cultures (e.g., China and Japan). The findings provide evidence for applicability of the CBQ in Western Europe as a promising instrument to comprehensively assess reactive and self-regulative temperamental dimensions in young children., (2011 APA, all rights reserved)
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- 2011
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