General Information

The Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI), designed to assess parental report of conduct behavioral problems in children and adolescents ages 2-16, measures the number of difficult behavior problems and the frequency with which they occur. Studies have indicated that the ECBI has good reliability and validity. The instrument takes five minutes to complete and five minutes to score.

Number of Versions:	1
Version:	Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory
Author(s):	Sheila Eyberg
Date of Publication:	1999
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Professional Manual and Test Sheets
Manual:	Available
Time to Administer:	5 minutes
Charge for one form or kit:	Yes

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Conduct problems
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 2 through 16 years old
Method of Administration:	Individual
Source of Information:	Parent
Subtests and Scores:	Total Intensity Score, Total Problem Score
Number of Items:	36
Type of Scale:	Likert

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	1,526
Population:	Five outpatient pediatric clinics in the Northwestern states.
Culture/ethnicity:	African-American, Asian-American, Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino, Other
SES Level:	Low to High

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:	Provided for Subscales.
The range of Test-Retest Value:	0.86 to 0.88
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	0.86 to 0.79
The range of Internal consistency:	0.88 to 0.95

Validity: 

 Criterion validity was assessed and found to be acceptable.

Practical Evaluation

Scoring Procedure:	Manual Scoring
Examiner Qualifications and Training Required:	At least a bachelor's degree in psychology, counseling or a related field and relevant coursework in tests and measurement.
Permission Required to Use Instrument:	Yes
If yes, by whom:	Psychological Assessment Resources

Notes

Original Reference(s):	Eyberg, S., & Pincus, D. (1999). Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory & Sutter-Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory - Revised. Psychological Assessment Resources, Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Rescources.
Other Reference(s):	Eyberg, S. M., & Robinson, E. A. (1983). Conduct problem behavior: Standardization of a behavioral rating scale with adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 12 (3), 347-354. Burns, G. L., & Patterson, D. R. (1990). Conduct problem behaviors in a stratified random sample of children and adolescents: New standarization data on the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory. Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2 (4), 391-397. Boggs, S. R., Eyberg, S., & Reynolds, L. A. (1990). Concurrent validity of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 19 (1), 75-78. Burns, G. L., Patterson, D. R., Nussbaum, B. R., & Parker, C. M. (1991). Disruptive behaviors in an outpatient pediatric population: Additional standardization data on the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory. Psychological Assessment, 3 (2), 202-207. Eisenstadt, T. H., McElreath, L. H., Eyberg, S. M., & McNeil, C. B. (1994). Interparent agreement on the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 16 (1), 21-27. Eyberg, S. M., & Ross, A. W. (1978, September). Assessment of child behavior problems: The validation of a new inventory. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 113-116.
	Reviewed in the Buros Institute, Mental Measurements Yearbook. http://www.unl.edu/buros/

Contact

Organization:	Psychological Asssessment Resources
Address:	16204 North Florida Avenue
City:	Lutz
State:	FL
Zip:	33549
Phone:	(800) 331-8378
Fax:	(800) 727-9329
E-mail:	custserv@parinc.com
Website:	http://www3parinc.com/
Other:	Author: Sheila Eyberg, Univeristy of Florida, Department of Clinical and Health Psychology, PO Box 100165, Gainsville, FL, 32610

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  February 2007