M Shahini1, L A Rescorla2, A Pronaj Ahmeti1, I Begovac3, A Dobrean4, J Markovıć5, V Rudan3, J Wancata6, T Wolanczyk7, V Zhjeqi1, R Zukauskiene8. 1. University Clinical Center of Kosova,Pristina,Kosova. 2. Bryn Mawr College,Bryn Mawr, PA,USA. 3. School of Medicine, University of Zagreb,Croatia. 4. Babes-Bolyai University,Cluj-Napoca,Romania. 5. Faculty of Medicine,University of Novi Sad,Serbia. 6. Medical University of Vienna,Austria. 7. Medical University of Warsaw,Poland. 8. Mykolas Romeris University,Vilnius,Lithuania.
Abstract
AIMS: Because no epidemiological study has been conducted of children's mental health problems in Kosova, which experienced a traumatic war in 1998-99, we conducted the first national epidemiological survey of children's mental health ever undertaken in Kosova. METHODS: Participants were 1374 Kosovar children ages 6-18 recruited through schools (60% from urban areas). Parent-reported behavioural and emotional problems were assessed using the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL/6-18). Kosovar findings were compared with findings from five other Central and Eastern European societies (Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Serbia and Croatia), plus the US. RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) indicated that the CBCL 8-syndrome model manifested good fit to the Kosovar data. Mean item ratings and Cronbach's alphas were very similar to those of the other six societies. Kosova's mean Total Problems score fell in the middle of the range of the seven societies compared. CBCL scores were higher for adolescents (12-18), urban children, and those whose parents had limited education compared with younger (6-11), rural, and more socially advantaged children. CONCLUSIONS: Strong consistency was found between Kosovar findings and those for neighbouring countries with respect to CFA results, mean item ratings, alphas and problem score levels. Results of this epidemiological survey highlight the utility of the CBCL for identifying Kosovar Albanian children with mental health service needs.
AIMS: Because no epidemiological study has been conducted of children's mental health problems in Kosova, which experienced a traumatic war in 1998-99, we conducted the first national epidemiological survey of children's mental health ever undertaken in Kosova. METHODS:Participants were 1374 Kosovar children ages 6-18 recruited through schools (60% from urban areas). Parent-reported behavioural and emotional problems were assessed using the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL/6-18). Kosovar findings were compared with findings from five other Central and Eastern European societies (Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Serbia and Croatia), plus the US. RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) indicated that the CBCL 8-syndrome model manifested good fit to the Kosovar data. Mean item ratings and Cronbach's alphas were very similar to those of the other six societies. Kosova's mean Total Problems score fell in the middle of the range of the seven societies compared. CBCL scores were higher for adolescents (12-18), urban children, and those whose parents had limited education compared with younger (6-11), rural, and more socially advantaged children. CONCLUSIONS: Strong consistency was found between Kosovar findings and those for neighbouring countries with respect to CFA results, mean item ratings, alphas and problem score levels. Results of this epidemiological survey highlight the utility of the CBCL for identifying Kosovar Albanian children with mental health service needs.
Authors: Leslie Rescorla; Masha Y Ivanova; Thomas M Achenbach; Ivan Begovac; Myriam Chahed; May Britt Drugli; Deisy Ribas Emerich; Daniel S S Fung; Mariam Haider; Kjell Hansson; Nohelia Hewitt; Stefanny Jaimes; Bo Larsson; Alfio Maggiolini; Jasminka Marković; Dragan Mitrović; Paulo Moreira; João Tiago Oliveira; Martin Olsson; Yoon Phaik Ooi; Djaouida Petot; Cecilia Pisa; Rolando Pomalima; Marina Monzani da Rocha; Vlasta Rudan; Slobodan Sekulić; Mimoza Shahini; Edwiges Ferreira de Mattos Silvares; Lajos Szirovicza; José Valverde; Luis Anderssen Vera; Maria Clara Villa; Laura Viola; Bernardine S C Woo; Eugene Yuqing Zhang Journal: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry Date: 2012-11-08 Impact factor: 8.829
Authors: Masha Y Ivanova; Anca Dobrean; Manfred Dopfner; Nese Erol; Eric Fombonne; Antonio Castro Fonseca; Alessandra Frigerio; Hans Grietens; Helga Hannesdottir; Yasuko Kanbayashi; Michael Lambert; Thomas M Achenbach; Bo Larsson; Patrick Leung; Xianchen Liu; Asghar Minaei; Mesfin S Mulatu; Torunn S Novik; Kyung Ja Oh; Alexandra Roussos; Michael Sawyer; Zeynep Simsek; Levent Dumenci; Hans-Christoph Steinhausen; Christa Winkler Metzke; Tomasz Wolanczyk; Hao-Jan Yang; Nelly Zilber; Rita Zukauskiene; Frank C Verhulst; Leslie A Rescorla; Fredrik Almqvist; Sheila Weintraub; Niels Bilenberg; Hector Bird; Wei J Chen Journal: J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol Date: 2007 Jul-Sep