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This article reports the construction of editions of the Child Behavior Profile for boys aged 12-16 and girls aged 6-11 and 12-16 years. Scored from the Child Behavior Checklist, the profile consists of three a priori social competence scales plus behavior problem scales that were derived through factor analysis of the checklists filled out by parents of 450 children of each sex and age group referred for mental health services. The behavior problem scales were labeled as follows: boys 12-16—Somatic Complaints, Schizoid, Uncommunicative, Immature, Obsessive-Compulsive, Hostile Withdrawal, Delinquent, Aggressive, and Hyperactive; girls 6-11—Somatic Complaints, Schizoid-Obsessive, Depressed, Social Withdrawal, Sex Problems, Cruel, Delinquent, Aggressive, and Hyperactive; girls 12-16—Somatic Complaints, Schizoid, Depressed Withdrawal, Anxious-Obsessive, Immature-Hyperactive, Cruel, Aggressive, and Delinquent. Second-order factor analyses showed that the behavior problem scales for each sample could be divided into broadband groupings called internalizing and externalizing. Normalized T scores for the social competence scales, behavior problem scales, internalizing, and externalizing were derived from nonclinical samples. Comparison of clinical and nonclinical samples showed differences (p < .001) on all social competence and behavior problem scores. One-week test-retest correlations averaged .87, and interparent correlations averaged .67. Comparison with findings for boys aged 6-11 years are reported. Computerized and hand-scored versions of the profile can be used to display item and scale scores for individual children.
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