Caroline S Jonkman1, Eva Verlinden2, David-Jan Punt3, Francien Lamers-Winkelman4. 1. Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Innovation and Research, Children's and Youth Trauma Center, KJTC Kenter Youth Care, Haarlem, the Netherlands. Electronic address: caroline.jonkman@gmail.com. 2. Department of Epidemiology, Health Promotion, and Healthcare Innovations, Public Health Service, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 3. Hogrefe Publishers, Scientific Publisher for Psychology, Psychiatry, and Mental Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 4. Department of Clinical Child and Family Studies, VU University Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Innovation and Research, Children's and Youth Trauma Center, KJTC Kenter Youth Care, Haarlem, the Netherlands.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The Child Sexual Behavior Inventory (CSBI) is one of the few instruments available to assess sexual behavior in children. Because of cross-cultural differences in the definition of normal and atypical sexual behaviors, the CSBI is not generalizable to other countries. OBJECTIVE: The current study examined psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the CSBI. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: The study represents 3206 children from a normative sample, and 932 children from clinical samples. METHODS: Parents ratings on the CSBI, and questionnaires for psychosocial problems were obtained to assess psychometric properties. RESULTS: Results showed that Dutch parents interpret more CSBI items as developmentally appropriate than USA parents. Reliability coefficients indicated internal consistency (α = .39-.82), test-retest (r = .86, p < .000) and interrater reliability (Cohen's d =0.47, p >.05). Positive correlations between the CSBI total scale and the subscales demonstrated content validity (r = .32-.96, p < .01). Differences between normative and clinical samples on the CSBI total (ηp2 = .01-.65, p < .000), DRSB (ηp2 = .00-.03, p = .00-.38) and SASI scales (ηp2 =.00-.18, p < .01) indicated construct validity. Within the clinical samples, highest associations were found between the CSBI score and convergent measures (r = .64, p < .000). Lowest associations were found between the CSBI scores and divergent measures r = .14-.54, p = n.s.-<.000. CONCLUSIONS: Cross-cultural differences in the perception of developmental appropriate sexual behavior underscore the importance of country-specific normative data. Good psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the CSBI were supported by this study.
BACKGROUND: The Child Sexual Behavior Inventory (CSBI) is one of the few instruments available to assess sexual behavior in children. Because of cross-cultural differences in the definition of normal and atypical sexual behaviors, the CSBI is not generalizable to other countries. OBJECTIVE: The current study examined psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the CSBI. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: The study represents 3206 children from a normative sample, and 932 children from clinical samples. METHODS: Parents ratings on the CSBI, and questionnaires for psychosocial problems were obtained to assess psychometric properties. RESULTS: Results showed that Dutch parents interpret more CSBI items as developmentally appropriate than USA parents. Reliability coefficients indicated internal consistency (α = .39-.82), test-retest (r = .86, p < .000) and interrater reliability (Cohen's d =0.47, p >.05). Positive correlations between the CSBI total scale and the subscales demonstrated content validity (r = .32-.96, p < .01). Differences between normative and clinical samples on the CSBI total (ηp2 = .01-.65, p < .000), DRSB (ηp2 = .00-.03, p = .00-.38) and SASI scales (ηp2 =.00-.18, p < .01) indicated construct validity. Within the clinical samples, highest associations were found between the CSBI score and convergent measures (r = .64, p < .000). Lowest associations were found between the CSBI scores and divergent measures r = .14-.54, p = n.s.-<.000. CONCLUSIONS: Cross-cultural differences in the perception of developmental appropriate sexual behavior underscore the importance of country-specific normative data. Good psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the CSBI were supported by this study.
Authors: Kirsten van Ham; Sonja Brilleslijper-Kater; Hanneke van der Lee; Rick van Rijn; Hans van Goudoever; Rian Teeuw Journal: BMJ Paediatr Open Date: 2020-09-29