ABSTRACT

Objective: The Behaviour Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (BASC-3) is a rating scale for screening emotional and behavioural disorders in children and adolescents commonly utilised in Australia but relies on a US normative sample. This study assessed the cross-cultural validity of the BASC-3 by evaluating the original factor structures of the BASC-3 Teacher Rating Scale Children (TRS-C) and Parent Rating Scale Children (PRS-C) with a clinical sample of Australian children. This study hypothesised that the factor structure of the BASC-3 TRS-C and PRS-C would yield acceptable or good fit indices among the Australian sample.

Method: Analyses were conducted on parent and teacher ratings of 716 children (298 children for the TRS-C and 418 children for the PRS-C) with a mean age of 8.63 (SD = 1.54) from a psychology training clinic in Melbourne, Australia. Single-factor congeneric modelling and second-order confirmatory factor analyses examined how well the TRS-C and PRS-C factor structure fit the Australian data.

Results: Good and acceptable model fit and significant factor loadings were found in the single-factor congeneric modelling and second-order factor modelling.

Conclusions: The results provide supporting evidence of the cross-cultural validity of the BASC-3 TRS-C and PRS-C among Australian children presenting with clinical challenges.

Key Points

What is already known about this topic:

• (1) Emotional and behavioural disorders (EBD) are associated with a range of negative school and life outcomes.

• (2) The Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (BASC-3) is a highly utilised screening tool for emotional and behavioural challenges in children and adolescents.

• (3) Existing literature suggests that there is a lack of research on the generalisability of the BASC-3 in other societies and cultures.

What this topic add:

• (1) The current research demonstrates the validity of the BASC-3 Teacher Rating Scale Children (TRS-C) and Parent Rating Scale Children (PRS-C) with a clinical sample of Australian children.

• (2) The current research provided support for the utility of both the TRS-C and PRS-C as screening tools for EBD among Australian children presenting with clinical challenges.

• (3) Future research is required to demonstrate the validity of the BASC-3 in non-clinical sample of Australian children.

摘要

目标：儿童行为评估系统第三版 (BASC-3) 是澳大利亚常用的用于筛查儿童和青少年情绪和行为障碍的评分量表，但依赖于美国的规范样本。本研究通过评估 BASC-3 教师评定量表儿童 (TRS-C) 和家长评定量表儿童 (PRS-C) 的原始因素结构来评估 BASC-3 的跨文化效度，并使用澳大利亚儿童的临床样本. 本研究假设 BASC-3 TRS-C 和 PRS-C 的因子结构将在澳大利亚样本中产生可接受或良好的拟合指数。

方法：对来自澳大利亚墨尔本一家心理培训诊所的平均年龄为 8.63 ( SD = 1.54)的 716 名儿童（TRS-C 的 298 名儿童和 PRS-C 的 418 名儿童）的父母和教师评级进行了分析. 单因素同类模型和二阶验证性因素分析检查了 TRS-C 和 PRS-C 因素结构与澳大利亚数据的拟合程度。

结果：在单因子同类建模和二阶因子建模中发现了良好且可接受的模型拟合和显着的因子载荷。

结论：结果提供了 BASC-3 TRS-C 和 PRS-C 在面临临床挑战的澳大利亚儿童中的跨文化有效性的支持证据。

关键点

关于此主题的已知信息：

• (1) 情绪和行为障碍 (EBD) 与一系列负面的学校和生活结果有关。

• (2) 儿童行为评估系统，第三版 (BASC-3) 是用于儿童和青少年情绪和行为挑战的高度利用的筛查工具。

• (3) 现有文献表明，缺乏对 BASC-3 在其他社会和文化中的普遍性的研究。

本主题添加的内容：

• （1）目前的研究以澳大利亚儿童的临床样本证明了BASC-3教师评定量表儿童（TRS-C）和家长评定量表儿童（PRS-C）的有效性。

• (2) 目前的研究支持将 TRS-C 和 PRS-C 用作澳大利亚面临临床挑战的儿童的 EBD 筛查工具。

• (3) 需要未来的研究来证明 BASC-3 在澳大利亚儿童的非临床样本中的有效性。