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Author: Guttmannova, Katarina
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Guttmannova, Katarina |
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Development of Externalizing and Internalizing Behavior Problems During Middle Childhood: Risk and Protective Factors Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Psychology, University of Montana, 2004. DAI-B 66/02, p. 1197, Aug 2005 Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Behavioral Problems; Childhood; Gender Differences; Internal-External Attitude; Risk-Taking; Scale Construction; Test Scores/Test theory/IRT The three studies presented here used data on a cohort of six-year old children from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79) to develop and test models of risk and protection in the etiology of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Study 1 evaluated the factor structure and measurement invariance of the behavior problem measure that was used as a dependent variable in subsequent studies via a series of longitudinal factor analyses. The two-factor (internalizing and externalizing behavior problems) structure of the measure as well as its measurement invariance across gender and the age groups were confirmed. Study 2 examined developmental trajectories and gender differences with respect to the occurrence and stability of behavior problems in 6- to 12-year-olds via the use of latent growth curve modeling. Overall, there was substantial variability in the amounts of internalizing and externalizing problems among children at the beginning of middle childhood. Boys had higher levels of both internalizing and externalizing behavior problems at age six than girls. Although there was extensive variability in the rate of change of externalizing problems over time, internalizing problems did not display any systematic changes over the course of middle childhood. In Study 3, growth curve modeling was used to examine the effects of ethnicity, poverty persistence, maternal age and parenting on the development of behavior problems in boys and girls. For boys, being White, living in persistent poverty and receiving less emotional support from parents were risk factors for higher levels of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Furthermore, being born to a teenage mother was found to contribute to the escalation of externalizing problems over the course of middle childhood. For girls, the risk factors for higher levels of both types of problems included being White and receiving less cognitive stimulation from parents. The mechanism through which the risks operate and conditions in which risk and protective factors function were examined in a series of mediation and moderation models. The findings include important gender and ethnic differences in the influence of parenting as well as poverty persistence on behavior problems. |
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Guttmannova, Katarina. Development of Externalizing and Internalizing Behavior Problems During Middle Childhood: Risk and Protective Factors. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Psychology, University of Montana, 2004. DAI-B 66/02, p. 1197, Aug 2005. |
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Guttmannova, Katarina Szanyi, Jason M. Cali, Philip W. |
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Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problem Scores: Cross-Ethnic and Longitudinal Measurement Invariance of the Behavior Problem Index Educational and Psychological Measurement 68,4 (August 2008): 676-694. Also: http://epm.sagepub.com/content/68/4/676.abstract Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79 Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Behavior Problems Index (BPI); Child Development; Ethnic Differences; Scale Construction; Test Scores/Test theory/IRT Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Accurate measurement of behavioral functioning is a cornerstone of research on disparities in child development. This study used the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) data to test measurement invariance of the Behavior Problem Index (BPI) during middle childhood across three ethnic groups. Using the internalizing and externalizing behavior problem division derived by Parcel and Menaghan (1988) and suggested for use with NLSY79 data, the configural invariance hypothesis was not supported. The BPI factor structure model was revised based on theoretical considerations using the division of items from the Child Behavior Checklist. This model demonstrated configural invariance across ethnic groups and over time. Moreover, measurement invariance of factor loadings and thresholds across ethnic groups at each time point and within each ethnic group over time was also supported. The implications of these findings for educational and cross-cultural research are outlined. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Educational & Psychological Measurement is the property of Sage Publications Inc. and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts) |
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Guttmannova, Katarina, Jason M. Szanyi and Philip W. Cali. "Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problem Scores: Cross-Ethnic and Longitudinal Measurement Invariance of the Behavior Problem Index." Educational and Psychological Measurement 68,4 (August 2008): 676-694.
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