Standardization of the Japanese version of the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16H06781
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Tokyo Medical and Dental University
• Principal Investigator: Yago Satoshi 東京医科歯科大学, 大学院保健衛生学研究科, 助教 (00778243)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-08-26 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 小児看護学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

For the clinical application of the Japanese version of the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (J-BITSEA), a screening tool of the social-emotional and behavioral problems of children aged 12-36 months, we aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the J-BITSEA. We conducted secondary analysis of the data obtained on random sampling and estimated internal consistency, test-retest reliability, inter-rater reliability, and concurrent validity of the J-BITSEA using Child Behavior Check List 2/3 and Pervasive Developmental Disorders Autism Society Japan Rating Scale (PARS). The result suggested that the reliability and validity of the J-BITSEA, as a screening tool, were adequate.

Free Research Field

生涯発達看護学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年、発達障害や「気になる」子どもの問題は憂慮すべき問題となっている。本研究において、信頼性・妥当性が検証された日本語版BITSEAが今後、乳幼児健診、家庭訪問、小児科クリニックなどの臨床現場で幅広く活用されることで、社会-情緒、行動上の問題を有する子どもの早期発見・早期支援に繋がり、問題行動の増悪・二次障害の予防、養育者の育児不安・ストレスの軽減、親子の安定したアタッチメントの形成、更には児童虐待の予防に寄与することが期待される。