Tyson Edgar H
School of Social Work, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-2570, USA.
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2004 Spring;34(3):167-201. doi: 10.1023/B:CHUD.0000014996.26276.a5.
This article reviews the literature on using behavior-rating scales to assess the mental health of children from different ethnic groups in the United States. Particular emphasis is placed on children referred to child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Differences between categorical and dimensional classification, as well as broadband versus narrowband classification approaches are discussed. Sources of potential bias and the best available methods used to assess ethnic group differences in ratings scales are presented. Finally, the extent to which behavior rating scales have been examined for measurement equivalence is critiqued and directions for future research are forward.
本文回顾了关于使用行为评定量表评估美国不同种族儿童心理健康的文献。特别强调了被转介到儿童福利和青少年司法系统的儿童。讨论了类别分类与维度分类之间的差异，以及宽带与窄带分类方法。介绍了潜在偏差的来源以及用于评估评定量表中种族差异的最佳可用方法。最后，对行为评定量表在测量等效性方面的研究程度进行了批判，并提出了未来研究的方向。
