标题：Screening infants with social and emotional problems: A pilot study on the brief infant oddler social and emotional assessment (Bitsea) in northern Finland
摘要：Objectives. To compare 3 questionnaires used to evaluate early developmental problems, emotionaldisturbances and competence in 18-month-old infants.Study design. A follow-up study with parents of infants 8 to 36 months of age who responded to adevelopmental questionnaire.Methods. Fifty infants (18 months of age) were evaluated through 3 questionnaires: (1) the BriefInfant and Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA), (2) the Child Behavior Checklist(CBCL) and (3) the MacArthur Communicative Development Inventories (MCDI).Results. The BITSEA-questionnaire results (total problem scores) had a strong correlation with themost CBCL subscales and the MCDI (total scores) and gave more precise information concerningthe infants’ developmental problems.Conclusions. The BITSEA questionnaire identifies developmental problems in the early stages andscreens infants’ social-emotional competence.(Int J Circumpolar Health 2009; 68(4):386-393)Keywords: Early communication, interaction development, social and emotional problems, questionnaires
关键词：Early communication, interaction development, social and emotional problems, questionnaires
