Validation of motor, cognitive, language, and socio-emotional subscales using the Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments: An application of multidimensional item factor analysis

The Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (CREDI) are assessments tools for measuring the development of children under age three in global contexts. The present study describes the construction and psychometric properties of the motor, cognitive, language, and socio-emotional subscales f...

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Published in:International journal of behavioral development 2021-07, Vol.45 (4), p.368-377
Main Authors: Waldman, Marcus, McCoy, Dana Charles, Seiden, Jonathan, Cuartas, Jorge, Fink, Günther
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caregivers
Child Caregivers
Child Development
Cognitive Tests
Emotions
Factor Analysis
Foreign Countries
Language Skills
Measurement
Measures
Psychometrics
Psychomotor Skills
Quantitative psychology
Rating Scales
Reliability
Social Emotional Learning
Stimulation
Test Reliability
Test Validity
Validity
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Summary:The Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (CREDI) are assessments tools for measuring the development of children under age three in global contexts. The present study describes the construction and psychometric properties of the motor, cognitive, language, and socio-emotional subscales from the CREDI’s long form. Multidimensional item factor analysis was employed, allowing indicators of child development to simultaneously load onto multiple factors representing distinct developmental domains. A total of 14,113 caregiver reports representing 17 low-, middle-, and high-income countries were analyzed. Criterion-related validity of the constructed subscales was tested in a subset of participants using data from previously established instruments, anthropometric data, and a measure of child stimulation. We also report internal-consistency reliability and test–retest reliability statistics. Results from our analysis suggest that the CREDI subscales display adequate reliability for population-level measurement, as well as evidence of validity.
ISSN:0165-0254
1464-0651
DOI:10.1177/01650254211005560