Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Child Teacher Report Form (CTRF)
Level: Child Level
Type of Tool: Assessment Tool
Construct: Challenging behaviors
Respondent: Teacher; Parent
Language(s): English; Spanish; Chinese; Japanese; Hindi; German; Tagalog; Portuguese; Polish; Korean; Dutch; Other
Length: 20–30 minutes; 99 items
Description: A widely-used, comprehensive measure that assesses a broad range of child challenging behaviors at home and at school, with scores that indicate thr type of concern as well as potential diagnostic catregories.
Subscales: Overall Scores: Externalizing, Internalizing, and Total Problem scores
Syndrome Scales: Emotionally Reactive, Anxious/Depressed, Somatic Complaints, Withdrawn, Attention Problems, Aggressive Behavior, and Sleep Problems.
DSM-oriented scales: Affective Problems, Anxiety Problems, Pervasive Developmental Problems, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Problems, Stress Problems, Autism Spectrum Problems, and Oppositional Defiant Problems.
Published Psychometrics? Yes
See for example: Ivanova, M. Y., Achenbach, T. M., Rescorla, L. A., Harder, V. S., Ang, R. P., Bilenberg, N., ... & Dobrean, A. (2010). Preschool psychopathology reported by parents in 23 societies: testing the seven-syndrome model of the child behavior checklist for ages 1.5–5. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 49(12), 1215-1224.
Citation for Tool: Achenbach, T.M., & Rescorla, L.A. (2001). Manual for the ASEBA School-Age Forms & Profiles. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont, Research Center for Children, Youth, & Families.
In the Public Domain? No - Available for purchase on the ASEBA.org website