Testing the Structure of the Child Behavior Checklist/4-18 Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis
- 1 April 1997
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Educational and Psychological Measurement
- Vol. 57 (2) , 306-313
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164497057002009
Abstract
Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to evaluate the factor structure of T. M. Achenbach's eight cross-informant syndrome scales of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCIJ4-18) using data generated on a sample of 631 youngsters, ages 8 to 18 years (M= 14.02, SD = 2.39), who had been classified as having serious emotional disturbances. Results of the CFA (overall fit, pattern of factor loadings, and syndrome correlations) support Achenbach's eight-correlated-factor model and provide additional evidence of the construct validity of the scores obtained from the CBCV/4-18.Keywords
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