Psychometric evaluation of the Brazelton Scale in a sample of Spanish newborns

Psychometric evaluation of the Brazelton Scale in a sample of Spanish newborns

This study analyses the data obtained from a sample of 220 healthy full-term neonates evaluated with the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale, NBAS, 3rd edition. Standard scores were obtained for each of the 35 behavioral items and analysis of the main components of all the clusters was performed. S...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psicothema 2007-02, Vol.19 (1), p.140-149
Hauptverfasser: Costas Moragas, Carme, Fornieles Deu, Albert, Botet Mussons, Francesc, Boatella Costa, Elisabet, de Cáceres Zurita, María Luisa
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Sprache:spa
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Autonomic Nervous System - physiology
Female
Habituation, Psychophysiologic
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Motor Skills - physiology
Psychometrics
Spain
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:This study analyses the data obtained from a sample of 220 healthy full-term neonates evaluated with the Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale, NBAS, 3rd edition. Standard scores were obtained for each of the 35 behavioral items and analysis of the main components of all the clusters was performed. Similarly to the original scale, the five following factors were obtained: Autonomic and Motor Systems, Habituation, State Organization, State Regulation, and Social Interactive. The analysis of the reliability of these groupings reveals that it is between moderate and high (the average Cronbach's alpha coefficient was .78).
ISSN:0214-9915