Study suggests measurement bias in common child behavior assessment tool

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Scores from a commonly used measure of behavior problems in young children may be skewed depending on the primary language, education, and sex of the caregiver who fills out the survey, as well as the child's age and race, according to new research from the NIH's Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program.

The study found that how caregivers respond to the questions on the measure was biased the most by the language used to complete the survey, followed by factors such as the caregiver's education level and sex and the

could understand child behavior problems differently. The gender of the person answering the questions and their level of education also had an impact and researchers pointed to parents' expectations about how children should develop as possible influences in how they answered the survey questions.

 

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