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

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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.

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  1. Social Welfare Practice and Research Centre, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

    Daniel T. L. Shek

  2. Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

    Sandra K. M. Tsang

  3. Heep Hong Society, Hong Kong

    Lorinda L. Lam, Florence L. Y. Tang & Penita M. P. Cheung

  4. Social Welfare Practice and Research Centre, Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

    Daniel T. L. Shek

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Shek, D.T.L., Tsang, S.K.M., Lam, L.L. et al. Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Psycho-educational Profile-Revised (CPEP-R). J Autism Dev Disord 35, 37–44 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-004-1029-3

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