J Korean Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry.  2019 Jan;30(1):9-16. 10.5765/jkacap.180018.1.

A Validation Study of the Korean Child Behavior Checklist 1.5-5 in the Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and Non-Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Cho HN
• Ha EH

• KMID: 2438609
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5765/jkacap.180018.1

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to analyze the discriminant validity and the clinical cut off scores of the Child Behavior Checklist 1.5-5 (CBCL 1.5-5) in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and non-ASD.
METHODS
In total, 104 ASD and 441 non-ASD infants were included in the study. T-test, discriminant analysis, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, and odds ratio analysis were performed on the data.
RESULTS
The discriminant validity was confirmed by mean differences and discriminant analysis on the subscales of Emotionally reactive, Somatic complaints, Withdrawn, Sleep problems, Attention problems, Aggressive behavior, Internalizing problems, Externalizing problems, and Total problems, along with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-oriented scales between the two groups. ROC analysis showed that the following subscales significantly separated ASD from normal infants: Emotionally reactive, Somatic complaints, Withdrawn, Sleep problems, Attention problems, Aggressive behavior, Internalizing problems, Externalizing problems, Total problems, and DSM pervasive developmental problems. Moreover, the clinical cut off score criteria adopted in the Korean-CBCL 1.5-5 were shown to be valid for the subscales Withdrawn, Internalizing problems, Externalizing problems, Total problems, and DSM pervasive developmental problems.
CONCLUSION
The subscales of Withdrawn, Internalizing problems, Externalizing problems, Total problems, and DSM pervasive developmental problems significantly discriminated infants with ASD.

Keyword

Korean Child Behavior Checklist 1.5-5; Autism spectrum disorder; Withdrawn; Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders pervasive developmental problems; Internalizing

MeSH Terms

Autism Spectrum Disorder*
Autistic Disorder*
Checklist*
Child
Child Behavior*
Child*
Diagnosis*
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Humans
Infant
Odds Ratio
ROC Curve
Weights and Measures