The Berkeley Puppet Interview: A screening instrument for measuring psychopathology in young children

2014

Authors: Lisanne L. Stone, Carlijn van Daal, Marloes van der Maten, Rutger C. M. E. Engels, Jan M. A. M. Janssens, Roy Otten
Published in: Child & Youth Care Forum 43(2), 211-225
Publisher: Springer
Affiliation: Behavioural Science Institute, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands

Summary

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the Berkeley Puppet Interview, an age-appropriate tool for gathering self-reports from young children about behavioural difficulties. The BPI was administered twice at a one-year interval to 300 children (mean age 7.04 years), while parents and teachers completed related questionnaires. The BPI subscales showed adequate congruent validity and sufficient test-retest reliability. The authors conclude that the BPI has adequate psychometric properties and that it lets clinicians incorporate children's own reported perspectives systematically into diagnostic evaluation, positioning the instrument as a screening tool rather than solely a research measure.

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Publication note

Published online 30 October 2013; assigned to the April 2014 issue.

Relevance

BPI Psychometrics

Validation Study

Longitudinal

Keywords

Berkeley Puppet Interview

Screening instrument

Psychopathology

Test-retest reliability

Congruent validity

Dutch adaptation

Clinical assessment

Publication details

Volume: 43
Issue: 2
Pages: 211-225
Rights: Springer Science+Business Media New York

Citation

Lisanne L. Stone, Carlijn van Daal, Marloes van der Maten, Rutger C. M. E. Engels, Jan M. A. M. Janssens, Roy Otten (2014). The Berkeley Puppet Interview: A screening instrument for measuring psychopathology in young children.Child & Youth Care Forum 43(2), 211-225 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-013-9235-9