Psychometric properties of the Chinese Behavior Problems Inventory-01 in children and adolescents with or at risk for intellectual disabilities.
The Chinese BPI-01 is ready for clinical use to track self-injury, stereotypy, and aggression in youth with intellectual disability.
01Research in Context
What this study did
The team translated the Behavior Problems Inventory-01 into Chinese. They asked parents and teachers of kids with intellectual disability to fill it out. Then they checked if the scores were consistent and if the three sub-scales held together.
What they found
The Chinese BPI-01 showed good internal consistency. The three factors—self-injury, stereotypy, and aggression—lined up well. In plain words, the form works for tracking these behaviors in Chinese youth with ID.
How this fits with other research
Schaaf et al. (2015) reviewed anxiety tools for kids with ID and found most still need more proof. An et al. (2015) adds a solid tool for behavior, not anxiety, filling part of that gap.
Pellicano et al. (2022) later gave us a reliable teen depression scale. Together with the BPI-01, you now have sound caregiver forms for both problem behaviors and low mood.
Wilson et al. (2023) moved the field forward again by letting teens with ID rate their own wellbeing. Their self-report method extends the BPI-01 caregiver model, giving you two ways to gather data.
Why it matters
If you serve Chinese-speaking families, you can now add the BPI-01 to your intake packet with confidence. A quick parent or teacher form gives you baseline rates of self-injury, stereotypy, and aggression. Re-screen every few months to see if your plan is working.
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02At a glance
03Original abstract
As the world's most populous country, China is likely to have the highest number of people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in the world. As many people with ID are susceptible to serious and persistent behavior problems, research by Chinese scientists on this public health issue is needed. However, there are only very few reliable Chinese-language behavior assessment instruments for problem behaviors. To fill this gap we translated the Behavior Problems Inventory-01 (BPI-01; Rojahn, Matson, Lott, Esbensen, & Smalls, 2001) into Chinese. The BPI-01 is an informant-based behavior rating instrument that was designed to assess self-injurious behavior (SIB), stereotyped behavior, and aggressive/destructive behavior in individuals with ID. We then assessed the behavior of 222 children and young adults (age range 1.5-21.5 years) with or at risk for ID from three special needs service programs in mainland China. Teachers or staff members, respectively, served as respondents. The Chinese version of the BPI-01 showed good reliability (internal consistency) and good factor validity tested by confirmatory factorial analysis. We conclude that the Chinese version of the BPI-01 can be used for research and clinical evaluation of Chinese children and adolescents with ID.
Research in developmental disabilities, 2015 · doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2014.10.006