TY - JOUR
T1 - Concurrent Validation of the Treatment Outcome Package (TOP) for Children and Adolescents
AU - Baxter, Elizabeth E.
AU - Alexander, Pamela C.
AU - Kraus, David R.
AU - Bentley, Jordan H.
AU - Boswell, James F.
AU - Castonguay, Louis G.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded in part by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Duke Endowment. We thank them for their support but acknowledge that the findings and conclusions presented in this report are those of the authors alone, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of these foundations.
Funding Information:
This research was funded in part by the Annie E. Casey Foundation (Grant No. 212.0369) and the Duke Endowment (Grant No. 1935-SP).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media New York.
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - The Treatment Outcome Package for children and adolescents (TOP) is a behavioral health and well-being assessment used widely in clinical and child welfare populations. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the concurrent validity of the Child and Adolescent versions of the TOP with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) with a community sample. Children and adolescents (N = 203) 3–18 years of age from a community sample completed the CBCL, the SDQ, and the TOP. Significant correlations emerged between the TOP and theoretically similar scales on the SDQ and the CBCL. Analyses demonstrated that the TOP has excellent concurrent validity on most subscales with both the CBCL and the SDQ. These results provide additional evidence for the TOP’s utility and validity as a measure of psychological well-being and functioning.
AB - The Treatment Outcome Package for children and adolescents (TOP) is a behavioral health and well-being assessment used widely in clinical and child welfare populations. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the concurrent validity of the Child and Adolescent versions of the TOP with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) with a community sample. Children and adolescents (N = 203) 3–18 years of age from a community sample completed the CBCL, the SDQ, and the TOP. Significant correlations emerged between the TOP and theoretically similar scales on the SDQ and the CBCL. Analyses demonstrated that the TOP has excellent concurrent validity on most subscales with both the CBCL and the SDQ. These results provide additional evidence for the TOP’s utility and validity as a measure of psychological well-being and functioning.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10826-016-0419-4
DO - 10.1007/s10826-016-0419-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84964057530
SN - 1062-1024
VL - 25
SP - 2415
EP - 2422
JO - Journal of Child and Family Studies
JF - Journal of Child and Family Studies
IS - 8
ER -
