Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Psycho-educational Profile-Revised (CPEP-R)

Author: Shek Daniel   Tsang Sandra   Lam Lorinda   Tang Florence   Cheung Penita  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0162-3257

Source: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, Vol.35, Iss.1, 2005-02, pp. : 37-44

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Psycho-educational Profile-Revised (PEP-R). The Chinese PEP-R (CPEP-R) was administered to 63 preschool children with symptoms of autistic disorder recruited from special child-care centers in Hong Kong. Results showed that the scales of the CPEP-R were internally consistent, reliable across raters and temporally stable. Regarding the concurrent validity of the CPEP-R, the developmental score and developmental age assessed by the CPEP-R were significantly correlated with the Merrill–Palmer Scale of Mental Tests and the Hong Kong Based Adaptive Behavior Scale. The Behavioral Scale of the CPEP-R was also significantly related to the Childhood Autism Rating Scale. Besides replicating the findings in the Western context, the present study suggests that the psychometric properties of the PEP-R are stable across cultures and the related findings support the cross-cultural reliability of the tool.