Psychometric properties of the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) in children with internalizing symptoms: examining baseline data from a national randomized controlled intervention study

Abstract Background Prevention is essential to reduce the development of symptomology among children and adolescents into disorders, thereby improving public health and reducing costs. Therefore, easily administered screening and early assessment methods with good reliability and validity are necess...

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Autores principales:	Marit Løtveit Pedersen, Thomas Jozefiak, Anne Mari Sund, Solveig Holen, Simon-Peter Neumer, Kristin D. Martinsen, Lene Mari P. Rasmussen, Joshua Patras, Stian Lydersen
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Materias:	Brief Problem Monitor BPM-P BPM-T Internalizing problems Anxiety Depression Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8f9761741d5e46babe0e62c9a6a308022021-11-28T12:24:18ZPsychometric properties of the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) in children with internalizing symptoms: examining baseline data from a national randomized controlled intervention study10.1186/s40359-021-00689-12050-7283https://doaj.org/article/8f9761741d5e46babe0e62c9a6a308022021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00689-1https://doaj.org/toc/2050-7283Abstract Background Prevention is essential to reduce the development of symptomology among children and adolescents into disorders, thereby improving public health and reducing costs. Therefore, easily administered screening and early assessment methods with good reliability and validity are necessary to effectively identify children’s functioning and how these develop. The Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) is an instrument designed for this purpose. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the BPM parent (BPM-P) and teacher (BPM-T) versions, including internal reliability and construct validity at assessing children with internalizing problems. Methods Baseline data were collected from a national randomized controlled intervention study. Children aged 8–12 years with self-reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depression with one standard deviation above a chosen population’s mean were included in this study. Teachers (n = 750) and parents (n = 596) rated children using the BPM-T and BPM-P, respectively. Internal consistency was measured using Cronbach’s alpha, and multi-informant agreement between the BPM-P and BPM-T was measured using Spearman’s correlations. Construct validity was assessed via confirmatory factor analysis. Results Internal consistency was good throughout all domains for both the BPM-P and BPM-T, with a Cronbach’s alpha ranging from .763 to .878. Multi-informant agreement between the parents and the teacher was moderate on the externalizing, attention, and total scales and low on the internalizing scale. The model fit for the three-factor structure of the BPM was excellent for the BPM-P and good for the BPM-T. Conclusions Internal consistency was good, and the original three-factor solution of the BPM-P and BPM-T was confirmed based on our sample of school children at-risk for emotional problems. These promising results indicate that the BPM may be a valid short assessment tool for measuring attentional, behavioral, and internalizing problems in children. Trial registration in Clinical Trials: NCT02340637; June 12, 2014.Marit Løtveit PedersenThomas JozefiakAnne Mari SundSolveig HolenSimon-Peter NeumerKristin D. MartinsenLene Mari P. RasmussenJoshua PatrasStian LydersenBMCarticleBrief Problem MonitorBPM-PBPM-TInternalizing problemsAnxietyDepressionPsychologyBF1-990ENBMC Psychology, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2021)
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topic	Brief Problem Monitor BPM-P BPM-T Internalizing problems Anxiety Depression Psychology BF1-990
spellingShingle	Brief Problem Monitor BPM-P BPM-T Internalizing problems Anxiety Depression Psychology BF1-990 Marit Løtveit Pedersen Thomas Jozefiak Anne Mari Sund Solveig Holen Simon-Peter Neumer Kristin D. Martinsen Lene Mari P. Rasmussen Joshua Patras Stian Lydersen Psychometric properties of the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) in children with internalizing symptoms: examining baseline data from a national randomized controlled intervention study
description	Abstract Background Prevention is essential to reduce the development of symptomology among children and adolescents into disorders, thereby improving public health and reducing costs. Therefore, easily administered screening and early assessment methods with good reliability and validity are necessary to effectively identify children’s functioning and how these develop. The Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) is an instrument designed for this purpose. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the BPM parent (BPM-P) and teacher (BPM-T) versions, including internal reliability and construct validity at assessing children with internalizing problems. Methods Baseline data were collected from a national randomized controlled intervention study. Children aged 8–12 years with self-reported symptoms of anxiety and/or depression with one standard deviation above a chosen population’s mean were included in this study. Teachers (n = 750) and parents (n = 596) rated children using the BPM-T and BPM-P, respectively. Internal consistency was measured using Cronbach’s alpha, and multi-informant agreement between the BPM-P and BPM-T was measured using Spearman’s correlations. Construct validity was assessed via confirmatory factor analysis. Results Internal consistency was good throughout all domains for both the BPM-P and BPM-T, with a Cronbach’s alpha ranging from .763 to .878. Multi-informant agreement between the parents and the teacher was moderate on the externalizing, attention, and total scales and low on the internalizing scale. The model fit for the three-factor structure of the BPM was excellent for the BPM-P and good for the BPM-T. Conclusions Internal consistency was good, and the original three-factor solution of the BPM-P and BPM-T was confirmed based on our sample of school children at-risk for emotional problems. These promising results indicate that the BPM may be a valid short assessment tool for measuring attentional, behavioral, and internalizing problems in children. Trial registration in Clinical Trials: NCT02340637; June 12, 2014.
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author	Marit Løtveit Pedersen Thomas Jozefiak Anne Mari Sund Solveig Holen Simon-Peter Neumer Kristin D. Martinsen Lene Mari P. Rasmussen Joshua Patras Stian Lydersen
author_facet	Marit Løtveit Pedersen Thomas Jozefiak Anne Mari Sund Solveig Holen Simon-Peter Neumer Kristin D. Martinsen Lene Mari P. Rasmussen Joshua Patras Stian Lydersen
author_sort	Marit Løtveit Pedersen
title	Psychometric properties of the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) in children with internalizing symptoms: examining baseline data from a national randomized controlled intervention study
title_short	Psychometric properties of the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) in children with internalizing symptoms: examining baseline data from a national randomized controlled intervention study
title_full	Psychometric properties of the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) in children with internalizing symptoms: examining baseline data from a national randomized controlled intervention study
title_fullStr	Psychometric properties of the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) in children with internalizing symptoms: examining baseline data from a national randomized controlled intervention study
title_full_unstemmed	Psychometric properties of the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) in children with internalizing symptoms: examining baseline data from a national randomized controlled intervention study
title_sort	psychometric properties of the brief problem monitor (bpm) in children with internalizing symptoms: examining baseline data from a national randomized controlled intervention study
publisher	BMC
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/8f9761741d5e46babe0e62c9a6a30802
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Psychometric properties of the Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) in children with internalizing symptoms: examining baseline data from a national randomized controlled intervention study

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