TY - JOUR
T1 - The Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (ITSEA)
T2 - Factor structure, reliability, and validity
AU - Carter, Alice S.
AU - Briggs-Gowan, Margaret J.
AU - Jones, Stephanie M.
AU - Little, Todd D.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge the valued contributions of Edward Zigler, Sarah M. Horwitz, Emily Moye-Skuban, Julia Irwin, Rachelle Mathews, Rainer Romero, Andrea Gentile, and Deborah A. O’Donnell as well as the families who generously gave of their time to make this work possible. This work was supported by a grant from the NIMH to Alice S. Carter, PhD (RO1: MH55278).
PY - 2003/10
Y1 - 2003/10
N2 - In this paper the refinement and psychometric properties of the Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (ITSEA) are described. Results from a sociodemographically diverse birth cohort sample of 1,235 parents of children between the ages of 12 and 36 months are presented. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the hypothesized Internalizing, Externalizing, Regulatory, and Competence domains as well as the 17 individual scales that comprise the ITSEA. Findings for 3 additional indices useful in identifying significant psychopathology are presented. Subgroup analyses revealed structural invariance and expected mean level differences across both child sex and 6-month age bands. Child sex differences emerged for some problem and most competence scales, with boys rated as higher on Activity/Impulsivity and girls rated higher on Anxiety and most Competence scales. All competence scores increased across age groups. Problem behaviors showed a more mixed developmental pattern. Test-retest and interrater reliability were acceptable. Associations between the ITSEA and independent evaluator ratings and parental ratings of child behavior problems, temperament, and parental distress support the validity of the instrument.
AB - In this paper the refinement and psychometric properties of the Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (ITSEA) are described. Results from a sociodemographically diverse birth cohort sample of 1,235 parents of children between the ages of 12 and 36 months are presented. Confirmatory factor analyses supported the hypothesized Internalizing, Externalizing, Regulatory, and Competence domains as well as the 17 individual scales that comprise the ITSEA. Findings for 3 additional indices useful in identifying significant psychopathology are presented. Subgroup analyses revealed structural invariance and expected mean level differences across both child sex and 6-month age bands. Child sex differences emerged for some problem and most competence scales, with boys rated as higher on Activity/Impulsivity and girls rated higher on Anxiety and most Competence scales. All competence scores increased across age groups. Problem behaviors showed a more mixed developmental pattern. Test-retest and interrater reliability were acceptable. Associations between the ITSEA and independent evaluator ratings and parental ratings of child behavior problems, temperament, and parental distress support the validity of the instrument.
KW - Assessment
KW - Behavior problems
KW - Infant
KW - Scale development
KW - Social-emotional competencies
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1025449031360
DO - 10.1023/A:1025449031360
M3 - Article
C2 - 14561058
AN - SCOPUS:0141892151
SN - 0091-0627
VL - 31
SP - 495
EP - 514
JO - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
JF - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
IS - 5
ER -