استخدام مقاييس التقدير في قياس المشكلات السلوكية للأطفال عبر الثقافات

Problems popular rating scales used in measuring childhood behaviour problems are primarily developed in the West. In their endeavour to build up a common core of knowledge about childhood psychopathology at the international level, investigators translated behaviour rating scales into a wide spectrum of languages and have attempted to successfully apply them in different societies and various cultural contexts. While giving examples of successful applications of rating scales across cultures, the present article will also highlight the conceptual and methodological issues that have been encountered in the process of applying these instruments.