Child Symptom Inventory - 4: Parent Checklist
General Information
The Child Symptom Inventories - 4 (CSI-4) are parent- and teacher-completed rating scales that allow for the screening of Attention Deficit Hyperacitivty Disorder (ADHD) and other emotional and behavioral disorders described in the American Psychiatric Association's (1994) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders. Information below pertains to the Parent Checklist.
Number of Versions: 2 Version: Parent Checklist Author(s): Kenneth D. Gadow & Joyce Sprafkin Date of Publication: 1994 Material(s) Needed for Test: Instrument Manual: Available Time to Administer: 10 minutes Charge for one form or kit: Yes
Purpose and Nature of Test
Construct(s) Measured:
DSM-IV Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Population for which designed:
Age Range: 5 through 12 years old Method of Administration: Individual Source of Information: Parent Subtests and Scores:
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Social Phobia, Separation Anxiety Disorder Number of Items: 97 Type of Scale: Likert
Technical Evaluation
Norms:
Sample Size: 551 Population: Children who attended public elementary schools. Culture/ethnicity: Caucasian (89%), African-American (5%), Hispanic-American (4%), Other (2%) SES Level: Lower (20%), Middle (42%), Upper (38%) Reliability:
Psychometric information: Provided for Subscales. The range of Test-Retest Value: 0.46 to 0.87 The range of Inter-rater reliability: Not assessed The range of Internal consistency: 0.74 to 0.94 Validity:
Criterion validity was assessed and found to be acceptable.
Practical Evaluation
Scoring Procedure: Manual and Computer Scoring Examiner Qualifications and Training Required: None Permission Required to Use Instrument: Yes If yes, by whom: Checkmate Plus, Ltd.
Notes
Original Reference(s): Gadow & Sprafkin. (2002). Child Symptom Inventory 4: Screening and Norms Manual. Stony Brook, NY: Checkmate Plus.
Gadow, K. D., & Sprafkin, J. (1997). Child Symptom Inventories Norms Manual. Stony Brook, NY: Checkmate Plus.Other Reference(s): Gadow, K. D., & Sprafkin, J. (1995). Adolescent supplement to the Child Symptom Inventories manual. Stony Brook, NY: Checkmate Plus.
Kronenberger, W. G. (1996). Updates in psychological testing: The Child Symptom Inventory - 4. Indiana Psychologist, 55 (2), 11-12.
Gadow, K. D., & Sprafkin, J. (1998). Child Symptom Inventory - 4 screening manual. Stony Brook, NY: Checkmate Plus.
Gadow, K. D., & Sprafkin, J. (1999). 1999 revised norms and scoring guide for the Child Symptom Inventory - 4. Stony Brook, NY: Checkmate Plus.
Gadow, K.D. & Sprafkin, J. (2001). The Symptom Inventories: An annotated bibliography. Stony Brook, NY: Checkmate Plus.Other: The CSI-4 Parent Checklist is available in 14 languages.
Contact
Organization: Checkmate Plus Address: P.O. Box 696, Dept. D City: Stony Brook State: NY Zip: 11790-0696 Phone: (800) 779-4292 Fax: (631) 360-3432 E-mail: info@checkmateplus.com Website: http://www.checkmateplus.com
Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey: August 2006