Yonsei Med J.  2017 Mar;58(2):439-448. 10.3349/ymj.2017.58.2.439.

Cross-Cultural Aspect of Behavior Assessment System for Children-2, Parent Rating Scale-Child: Standardization in Korean Children

• Song J
• Leventhal
• Koh YJ
• Cheon KA
• Hong HJ
• Kim YK
• Cho K
• Lim EC
• Park JI
• Kim YS

• KMID: 2427135
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2017.58.2.439

Abstract

PURPOSE
Our study aimed to examine psychometric properties and cross-cultural utility of the Behavior Assessment System for Children-2, Parent Rating Scale-Child (BASC-2 PRS-C) in Korean children.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Two study populations were recruited: a general population sample (n=2115) of 1st to 6th graders from 16 elementary schools and a clinical population (n=219) of 6-12 years old from 5 child psychiatric clinics and an epidemiological sample of autism spectrum disorder. We assessed the validity and reliability of the Korean version of BASC-2 PRS-C (K-BASC-2 PRS-C) and compared subscales with those used for US populations.
RESULTS
Our results indicate that the K-BASC-2 PRS-C is a valuable instrument with reliability and validity for measuring developmental psychopathology that is comparable to those in Western population. However, there were some differences noted in the mean scores of BASC-2 PRS-C between Korean and US populations.
CONCLUSION
K-BASC-2 PRS-C is an effective and useful instrument with psychometric properties that permits measurement of general developmental psychopathology. Observed Korean-US differences in patterns of parental reports of children's behaviors indicate the importance of the validation, standardization and cultural adaptation for tools assessing psychopathology especially when used in populations different from those for which the instrument was originally created.

Keyword

Child; behavior rating scale; standardization; cross-cultural comparison

MeSH Terms

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Child
*Child Behavior
*Child Development
*Cross-Cultural Comparison
Female
Humans
Male
Parents
Psychometrics
Reference Standards
Reproducibility of Results
Republic of Korea
*Surveys and Questionnaires

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