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Source: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
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1. Spencer, Michael
Fitch, Dale
Grogan-Kaylor, Andrew
McBeath, Bowen
The Equivalence of the Behavior Problem Index Across U.S. Ethnic Groups
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 36, 5 (September 2005): 573-589
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79
Publisher: Sage Publications
Keyword(s): Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Behavioral Problems; Children, Behavioral Development; Ethnic Differences; Hispanics; Racial Differences; Scale Construction

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In this study, the authors examine the equivalence of the factor structure of a commonly used symptom checklist of behavioral and emotional problems -- the Behavior Problem Index (BPI) -- across African American, Hispanic, and White children in the United States. The sample is drawn from the 1998 data file of the Children of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, a U.S. data set. The results of the study suggest that the BPI is not equivalent across the three ethnic groups. These findings are consistent when equivalence is tested for a one-factor model, a two-factor model using the internalizing and externalizing dimensions of the BPI, and a six-factor model using the subscales of the BPI. Item-level analyses identify the statistically significant items that are associated with nonequivalence across ethnic groups. The implications of nonequivalent measures for cross-cultural research and practice with families and children are discussed.
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Spencer, Michael, Dale Fitch, Andrew Grogan-Kaylor and Bowen McBeath. "The Equivalence of the Behavior Problem Index Across U.S. Ethnic Groups ." Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 36, 5 (September 2005): 573-589.