The following presents a discussion of the Child Behavior Checklist. This tool is used to assess behavior in children ages two through 18 years. While there is a CBCL for pre-school aged children and older children ages four through 18 years, and each are reviewed for this discussion, the primary focus is on the older children version and the latest version, the Profile 1991. The CBCL is described, psychometric issues are presented, and suggested uses with related research are provided. An evaluation of this tool is followed by recommendations for its continued use. The Child Behavior Checklist is widely used. A review of this test in the Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) reveals that this test is a very useful clinical tool. However, this tool presents with the potential for ethnic groups to be misunderstood since they were underrepresented in the norms used in test development. It is recommended that the CBCL scales be used in multiple settings with children and adolescent from multiple backgrounds. However it is equally recommended that these scales be used with other measures of behavior and competencies.
The Child Behavior Checklist is the focus of this project. The purpose of the test, the authors and publisher, population served by the test and a description of the test are provided. This is followed by a discussion of issues regarding administration and scoring, norms, reliability, and validity.
Suggested uses of the Child Behavior Checklist are noted and research with the Child Behavior Checklist is presented. An evaluation of the Child Behavior Checklist, with recommendations and suggestions for continued use of this assessment tool is provided.
Purpose. The Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) is a standardized form that was developed to describe children's behavior. The CBCL was designed to assess the competencies and problems of children and adolescents. The Child Behavior Checklist is used to ...