Effectiveness of CBCL/1, 5–5 for Detection of Emotional and Behavioral Problem in Autistic Spectrum Disorder Children Hartini Sri1,*, Sunartini2, Herini E.S.2, Irwanto3, Takada Satoshi4 1Department of Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 2Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 3Departmen of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia 4Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University, Japan *Corresponding Author: Sri Hartini, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Email: srihartini.psik@ugm.ac.id
Online published on 23 December, 2019. Abstract Background The Child Behavior Checklist/1, 5–5 is a widely utilize to assess emotional and behavioral problems (EBP) in children aged 1, 5–5 years in USA and Europe. Although, CBCL/1, 5–5 have been used on ASD and normal children in many societies. However, the CBCL/1, 5–5 in Indonesian version has not been proven to assess EBP in Indonesian ASD children. Aim The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of CBCL/1, 5–5 to screen of EBP in Indonesian children with ASD. Method This study used a Cross-Sectional design. One hundred and eighteen mothers of ASD and Typical Development children (TD) were registered in this study. Statistical analysis was performed using A Chi-Square and Independent T-Test. Results Six of seven CBCL/1, 5–5 scales were significantly higher in children with ASD compared to TD (except anxious). Total problems, internalizing, and externalizing scores were significantly higher in ASD than those with TD children in Indonesia. Conclusions The CBCL/1, 5–5 is suitable tool to detect problem of emotional and behavioral in Indonesian ASD children Top Keywords Problems of Emotional and Behavioral, Children with ASD, Child Behavior Checklist/CBCL 1, 5–5. Top |