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Background: While child self-reports of psychopathology are increasingly accepted, little standardized instruments are utilized for these practices. The Berkeley Puppet Interview (BPI) is an age-appropriate instrument for self-reports of problem behavior by young children. Objective: Psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the BPI will be reported, specifically, test-retest reliability, intra-class correlations, congruent and concurrent validity. Methods: In a sample of 300 children (M[subscript age] = 7.04 years, SD = 1.15), the BPI was administered twice, with a 1-year interval. Parents and teachers filled out questionnaires about their children's problem behavior. Results: Findings from the analyses indicate that the BPI subscales have sufficient test-retest reliability and can be reliably coded. Furthermore, findings suggest adequate congruent validity. More support for concurrent validity is found among externalizing problems in comparison to internalizing problems. Conclusions: With regard to the present study, the BPI seems to have adequate psychometric properties. As such, the BPI enables interviewing young children about their psychopathology-related symptoms in a standardized way. The BPI could be applied in clinical practice as a complement to the diagnostic cycle, allowing children's self-reports to play an increasingly important role.
General Information on the Measure | |
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Purpose of the measure | The Berkeley Puppet Interview (BPI) uses puppets to conduct structured and clinical interviews that assess children's perceptions of themselves, their families, and their school environments. |
Main constructs measured | Intrapersonal competencies; Interpersonal competencies |
Applicable grade levels | Ages 4-8 |
Publication year for the most recent version | No information is available in the references reviewed. |
Year originally developed | 1998 |
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Measure Administration | |
Respondent | Student |
Method of administration | Interview |
Number of items | 41 |
Item format | Free response items are coded by interview administrators. |
Administration time | Two hours |
Available languages | English, Spanish |
Fee for use | Access may be limited or unavailable |
Credentials required for administration | Administrators must complete training in the method and receive certification from the developer. |
Scoring | |
Overall score reporting | No overall scores are reported. |
Subscore reporting | There are six subscores:
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Scoring procedures | The measure is self-scored after participant completes rater training. |
Interpretive information | No information is available in the references reviewed. |
Evidence of Technical Quality | |
Populations for which technical quality evidence has been collected | Evidence is based on children from two-parent households (N=97) in the San Francisco Bay area. |
Reliability evidence | Internal consistency (alpha) reported separately by grade level for all subscales estimated between 0.62 and 0.78. Test-retest reliability, estimated over one- and two-year intervals, ranged from 0.24 to 0.58. Inter-rater agreement is also estimated separately by grade level for two raters and ranged between 0.95 and 0.98 (Measelle et al., 1998). |
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Locating the Measure | |
Obtaining a copy of the measure | dslab.uoregon.edu |
References | |
Measelle, Ablow, Cowan, and Cowan, 'Assessing young children's views of their academic, social, and emotional lives: An evaluation of the self-perception scales of the Berkeley Puppet Interview,' Child Development, 69 (6), 1998, pp. 1556–1576. | |
Notes |
Measure summary updated October 3, 2018.
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The Berkeley Puppet Interview (BPI), a novel measure of psychopathology designed for the young child informant, was administered to N = 110 preschool study subjects aged 4.0-5.6 who participated. The Berkeley Puppet Interview: A Screening Instrument for Measuring Psychopathology in Young Children.