French version of the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment questionnaire-BITSEA

Jaqueline Wendland; Marie Danet; Estelle Gacoin; Nadia Didane; Nicolas Bodeau; Thomas Saïas; Morgane Le Bail; Marie-Thérèse Cazenave; Thais Molina; Ophélie Puccinelli; Olivia Chirac; Melania Medeiros; Priscille Gérardin; David Cohen; Antoine Guédeney

doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsu016

French version of the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment questionnaire-BITSEA

J Pediatr Psychol. 2014 Jun;39(5):562-75. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu016. Epub 2014 Apr 8.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Paris Descartes University, Psychopathology and Health Processes Laboratory, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Medical Pediatrics and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, and Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bichat University Hospital, ParisParis Descartes University, Psychopathology and Health Processes Laboratory, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Medical Pediatrics and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, and Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bichat University Hospital, Paris jaqueline.wendland@parisdescartes.fr.
² Paris Descartes University, Psychopathology and Health Processes Laboratory, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Medical Pediatrics and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, and Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Bichat University Hospital, Paris.

PMID: 24719240
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsu016

Abstract

Objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometric properties of the French version of the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA).

Methods: The sample consisted of 589 low-risk infants aged 12-36 months and their parents. Parents completed the BITSEA, the Child Behavior Checklist 1½-5 (CBCL - 18 months to 5 years version), and the Parenting Stress Index - Short Form (PSI-SF).

Results: Multitrait-multimethod and confirmatory factor analyses revealed adequate psychometric properties for the French version of the BITSEA. Scores on the BITSEA Problem scale were positively correlated to all CBCL and PSI-SF subscales, whereas negative correlations were found between BITSEA Competence scale and CBCL and PSI-SF subscales. The BITSEA Problem score significantly increased with level of parental worry, examined through a single-item question that is part of the BITSEA.

Conclusion: Findings support the validity of the French version of the BITSEA. However, additional work on the clinical validity of the BITSEA, including with at-risk children, is warranted.

Keywords: infant; parent; screening; social–emotional development; toddler; validity.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Child Behavior Disorders / psychology*
Child, Preschool
Emotions*
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Parents / psychology*
Psychometrics
Social Behavior*
Stress, Psychological / psychology*
Surveys and Questionnaires