The structure and prevalence of behavioral problems in Hong Kong preschool children

Nearly all 3-year-old Chinese children in Hong Kong attend preschool facilities, making it possible to study their behavior in a group learning situation based upon teachers' perception. The Preschool Behavior Checklist (PBCL), a teacher's questionnaire, was applied to a random sample of 8...

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Published in:Journal of abnormal child psychology 1991-04, Vol.19 (2), p.219-232
Main Authors: Luk, S L, Leung, P W, Bacon-Shone, J, Lieh-Mak, F
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Affective Symptoms - diagnosis
Affective Symptoms - epidemiology
Behavior
Behavior Disorders
Behavior Rating Scales
Biological and medical sciences
Check Lists
Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Child Behavior Disorders - epidemiology
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cross-Sectional Studies
Factor Structure
Female
Group Instruction
Hong Kong - epidemiology
Humans
Incidence
Male
Medical sciences
Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Preschool children
Preschool education
Psychiatric epidemiology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social Environment
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Social research
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Nearly all 3-year-old Chinese children in Hong Kong attend preschool facilities, making it possible to study their behavior in a group learning situation based upon teachers' perception. The Preschool Behavior Checklist (PBCL), a teacher's questionnaire, was applied to a random sample of 851 Chinese children, ages 36 to 48 months. The factor structure of the PBCL was very similar to that obtained from its original British study, supporting its usage cross-culturally. Prevalence of behavior disorder was high as defined by the PBCL. This reflected specific cultural demands at school settings. Significant sex differences were also found in the overall rate of behavior disorder and symptom patterns. As in other studies, boys had more hyperactive, conduct, and speech problems. The results suggested a certain degree of universality of symptomatology for children at the preschool level.
ISSN:0091-0627
2730-7166
1573-2835
2730-7174
DOI:10.1007/BF00909979