Multicultural Applications of the ASEBA
The ASEBA is especially good for multicultural applications, because its broad spectrum of specific problem items can be rated by different informants without specialized training. ASEBA forms are used for epidemiological surveys, clinical assessment, outcome evaluations, research, and other purposes in many cultures. Click here for more information on multicultural research with the ASEBA. Visit the Research page of this website to view abstracts and references for studies from around the world.
ADM 7.x Module for Ages 6-18 with Multicultural Options
Now you can display CBCL/6-18, TRF, and YSR profiles of problem scale scores in relation to three different sets of norms derived from normative samples in many societies. The three sets of norms are based on samples from societies where problem scores were relatively low (designated as "Group 1"), medium ("Group 2"), or high ("Group 3"). Choose the norms most appropriate for evaluating each child. For refugee, immigrant and other children for whom more than one set of norms may be relevant, you can display the children's scale scores in relation to one set of norms and then another set. You can also display cross-informant bar graphs in which the bars for each informant are based on your choice of norms.
Click here to display societies from which normative data are available for the CBCL/6-18, TRF, and YSR. If a child is from a society for which normative data are not yet available, you can select a society that you consider relevant, or you can select the ASEBA Standard norms. Click here for a list of societies from which ASEBA research has been published. Click here for a list of languages into which one or more ASEBA forms have been translated. Click here for a list of ASEBA distributors in many countries. The Bibliography of Published Studies Using the ASEBA (Bérubé & Achenbach, 2008) provides references for all these studies and thousands more.
Multicultural Supplement to the Manual for the ASEBA School-Age Forms & Profiles
The Supplement fully documents the basis for the multicultural norms, the construction of the new 2007 scales, and relevant psychometric data. It also provides extensive illustrations of practical and research applications of the ADM 7.0 Module for Ages 6-18 with Multicultural Options and 2007 Scales.
Multicultural Guide for the ASEBA
The Guide provides a quick introduction to multicultural applications of the CBCL/6-18, TRF, and YSR, plus practical illustrations and guidelines for using the Module for Ages 6-18 with Multicultural Options and 2007 Scales in various settings.
Multicultural Understanding of Child and Adolescent Psychopathology: Implications for Mental Health AssessmentThis book by T.M. Achenbach and L.A. Rescorla (2007) extensively documents multicultural findings obtained with empirically based and diagnostically based assessment instruments, including relations between the two approaches and contributions of multicultural research to understanding, assessing, preventing, and treating psychopathology.
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