Factor Structure of the Child Behavior Checklist/6-18 in a Sample of Girls Adopted From China

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-75

  Dedrick, Robert F ^a,b   Tan, Tony Xing ^a,b   Marfo, Kofi ^a,b  

^a Department of Educational Measurement and Research ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

adopted children; Child Behavior Checklist 6 18; Chinese girls; confirmatory factor analysis; problem behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTED CHILD; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHINA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 40949140553     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.20.1.70     Document Type: Article

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