Bralio S, Seguel X, Montenegro H
Centro de Estudios de Desarrollo y Estimulación Psicosocial (CEPED), Santiago, Chile.
Acta Psiquiatr Psicol Am Lat. 1987 Dec;33(4):316-25.
A prevalence of approximately 15% of behavioral and emotional problems in children was discovered in a representative sample of Santiago, Chile, primary school population (N = 517). Population's data: boys and girls from three different socio-economic levels, ages 6 to 11. T. Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist -which was previously standardized in Chile- was the selected instrument. The results show the percentage of children with either high total scores -thus indicating a grossly deviated behavioral profile- or high partial scores in the 9 behavioral categories proposed for both boys and girls. Sex related differences are reported as well as a negative correlation between SES and a percentage of children with deviated profiles. The likeness of an underevaluation of the current prevalence is discussed as well as the impact the child pathology is bound to have on both family mental health and the 'future' adult person.
在智利圣地亚哥小学人群的一个代表性样本（N = 517）中，发现约15%的儿童存在行为和情绪问题。人群数据：来自三个不同社会经济水平的6至11岁男孩和女孩。选用了之前在智利标准化的T. 阿肯巴克儿童行为量表。结果显示了在针对男孩和女孩提出的9个行为类别中，总分较高（表明行为概况严重偏离）或部分分数较高的儿童百分比。报告了性别相关差异以及社会经济地位与行为概况偏离儿童百分比之间的负相关。讨论了当前患病率被低估的可能性以及儿童病理学对家庭心理健康和“未来”成年人必然产生的影响。
