The purpose of this study was to validate the Child Behavior Scale(CBS) with a population of Korean children. Subjects were 374 mothers and childrens of five years old(male; 191, female; 183) and their teachers selected from 15 Kindergraten classes in...
The purpose of this study was to validate the Child Behavior Scale(CBS) with a population of Korean children. Subjects were 374 mothers and childrens of five years old(male; 191, female; 183) and their teachers selected from 15 Kindergraten classes in Seoul, Daejon. Choungu, Chung-Buk. The K-CBCL(오경자외 3인, 1996) and the Peer Nominations of Aggressio Sociometric indexes were used as a methodlogical insutrument. Statistics used for data analysis were %, Cramer's V, factor analysis, Pearson's r, and Crobach's α.
The major findings were that 35 items of the 63-items scale were found acceptable through the item discriminant method. Six factors (Aggressive with Peers, Asocial with Peers, Excluded by Peers, anxious-fearful behavior, Prosocial with Peers, Hyperactive-Distractible) were extracted by factor analysis. The correlation between the K-CBCL and the Peer Nominations of Aggression, Sociometric indexes were examined to test cirterion- related validity, and the correlations between 3 factors of the CBS was significant (r=.17∼.60 p<.001). Finally, the internal consistency of the CBS appeared to be at an acceptable level (Cronbach's 'α=.68∼.91).