Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics · 1994 · 49 citations · 0 references
EducationPreschool DevelopmentEarly Childhood EducationMental HealthChild Behavior ChecklistClinical Child PsychologyChild Mental HealthPreventive PediatricsBehavioral IssueChild AssessmentChild PsychologyPopulation ChildrenPediatric Symptom ChecklistPsychiatryMedicineEarly Childhood DevelopmentChildren's Mental HealthChild DevelopmentChild HealthPediatrics5-Year-old ChildrenOlder ChildrenChild PsychiatryPsychopathology
The validity and reliability of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC), a parent-completed psychosocial screening questionnaire, was examined in a sample of 115 four-to five-year-old pediatric outpatients. The current study assessed agreement between the PSC and the Child Behavior Checklist. These results in the preschool sample were compared with results obtained in a sample of 6− to 12-year-old patients in the same practices. Levels of agreement between the PSC and the Child Behavior Checklist were found to be acceptable and approximately equal to those obtained with older children. Rates of reliability were also equivalent. Results provide preliminary support for the validity of the PSC for screening 4− and 5-year-old children. J Dev Behav Pediatr 15:191–197, 1994. Index terms: Pediatric Symptom Checklist, psychosocial screening, preschool children.