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Title: Psychometric Evaluation of a Social-Emotional Screening Questionnaire for 5-Year-Olds in Taiwan
Language: English
Authors: Yu-Yu Chen, Ching-I Chen, Chieh-Yu Chen (ORCID 0000-0001-8315-0781)
Source: Assessment for Effective Intervention. 2026 51(3):115-122.
Availability: SAGE Publications and Hammill Institute on Disabilities. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Child Development, Questionnaires, Foreign Countries, Young Children, Psychometrics, Chinese, Gender Differences, Item Response Theory, Test Bias, Difficulty Level, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Interpersonal Competence, Emotional Development, Social Development, Screening Tests
Geographic Terms: Taiwan
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Ages and Stages Questionnaires
DOI: 10.1177/15345084261417590
ISSN: 1534-5084
1938-7458
Abstract: The Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2) is a caregiver-completed screening tool for children ages 1 to 72 months. The measure has been adapted for use in Taiwan. This study examined the psychometric properties of the Traditional Chinese version of the 60-month interval (ASQ:SE-2-TC) using item response theory (IRT) and gender differences using differential item functioning analyses. A sample of 702 children, ages 54 months 0 days to 72 months 30 days, was collected to proportionally reflect the population distribution across regions in Taiwan. Results indicated that (a) item fit statistics ranged from 0.84 to 1.34 (M = 1.01, SD = 0.13), (b) item difficulty ranged from -0.41 to 3.75 (M = 2.00, SD = 0.74), (c) reliability (EAP/PV) was 0.80, and (d) all items demonstrated negligible differential item functioning by gender. One misfitting item was further examined using item characteristic curves to evaluate its performance across the latent trait continuum of social-emotional competence. Findings provide psychometric support for the use of the ASQ:SE-2-TC with Taiwanese children. The promising evidence suggests the importance of continued validation efforts to further establish its utility in developmental screening.
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