Child Interview

Overview of NSCAW Child Instrument
Module

CAPI
Section

Construct

Measure

Author / Publisher

Child
Age

N/A

All

Child Household

CH

Child characteristics

Project-developed questions

Cognitive Status

KB

Developmental / Cognitive
status

Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (K-BIT):
Expressive Vocabulary, Definitions, and
Matrices

Cognitive Status

BD

Developmental / Cognitive
status

Neurodevelopmental
Impairment
Communication

NI
CO

Developmental / Cognitive
status
Communication skills

Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI) & Newborg (2005)
Screening Test, Second Edition:
Cognitive Skills
Bayley Infant Neurodevelopmental
Aylward (1995)
Screener (BINS)
Preschool Language Scales-3 (PLS-3)
Zimmerman, Steiner, & Pond, The
Psychological Corporation (1992)

School Achievement

WJ

Academic achievement

Woodcock-Johnson III Tests of
Achievement (WJ-III)
Children 11 and older:
•
Letter-Word Identification
•
Applied Problems

Kaufman & Kaufman, American
Guidance Service, Inc. (1990)

Richard W. Woodcock, Kevin
McGrew and Nancy Mather,
Riverside Publishing (2004)

1

>4

<4

Waves

Information Gathered

1, 2, 3

Child’s demographic information, and height, weight, and head
circumference for children < 4
First Wave Standardized assessment tool comprised of two subsets:
for CH
Vocabulary (expressive vocabulary and definitions) & Matrices
(ability to perceive relationships & complete analogies). Not
administered for Spanish-language interviews.
1, 2, 3
Cognitive skills; administered to age 4 and older if K-BIT score =
0

<2

1, 2, 3

<6

1, 2, 3

>5, YA, EY 1, 2, 3

Basic brain function, ability to comprehend and express, and
intellectual processes
Standardized assessment tool comprised of two scales:
expressive communication and auditory comprehension; total
language score computed
Standardized test of academic achievement; four subtests used:
Letter-Word Comprehension, Passage Comprehension,
Calculation, and Applied Problems. Not administered for
Spanish-language interviews.

Children under age 11:
•
Letter-Word Identification
•
Applied Problems
•
Passage Comprehension
Community Environment

CN

Neighborhood factors

School Engagement

SE

School engagement

Relationship with Peers

RP

Peer relationships,
including social rejection

Adapted from APhiladelphia Family
Management Study@ Parent Interview
Schedule
Drug Free Schools (DFSCA) Outcome
Study Questions
Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction
Questionnaire for Young Children

Furstenburg, F. (1990)

YA, EY

1, 2, 3

U.S. Department of Education: Office
of the Under Secretary

>6

1, 2, 3

Asher, S. and Wheeler, V. (1985)

5-7

1, 2, 3

1

Behavior of young adults in terms of the environment of their
community; items mirror Community Environment module in
Current Caregiver Instrument
School achievement; student’s disposition toward learning and
school; administered only to children in school (excludes home
schooled situations)
Success in making and keeping friendships; school adjustment;
administered only to children in school (excludes home schooled
situations)

Child household information was provided by caregivers for very young children.
Note: “YA” and “EY” stand for Young Adults and Emancipated Youth, respectively. At the follow-up wave, a subset of the sampled children will have “aged up” to adulthood (age 18 and older). At both
waves, we expect to encounter youth who are legally emancipated from their parents.

2

Overview of NSCAW Child Instrument (continued)
Module

CAPI
Section

Construct

Measure

Author / Publisher

Relationship with Peers

RR

Peer relationships,
including social rejection

Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction
Questionnaire for Young Children

Asher, S. and Wheeler, V. (1985)

Protective Factors

PF

Protective factors

Resiliency Scale - LongSCAN

Parental Monitoring

PM

Behavioral Monitoring

Independent Living

IP

Independent living

Supervision-Child Scale from Fast Track
Project
Project-developed questions

Runyan, Curtis, Hunter, Black, Kotch,
Bangdiwala, Dubowitz, English,
Everson, Landsverk (1997)
Conduct Problems Prevention
Research Group (1994)
N/A

Questions for Children in
Out-of-Home

OH

Family Contact for Adopted
and Emancipated Youth

AO

Satisfaction with
Caseworker Services
Future Expectations

SW

Child in out-of-home care;
Perceptions of
Permanency, Disruptions,
Contact with Family
Perceptions of
Permanency, Disruptions,
Contact with Family
Satisfaction with
Caseworker services
Future expectations

Social Support

SU

Physical Health

PE

FE

Social support and other
family resources, including
assistance with childrearing
Physical health

Child Health and Services

YH

Health and disabilities
Services received by young
adult

Depression

CD

Mental health

Depression

YD

Mental Health - Depression

Child
Age

Waves

Information Gathered

>8

1, 2, 3

>11; YA,
EY

1, 2, 3

Success in making and keeping friendships; school adjustment;
administered only to children in school (excludes home schooled
situations)
Resources that a child has that facilitate resiliency

>10

1, 2, 3

Extent to which the caregiver monitors the child’s activities

>14, YA,
EY

1, 2, 3

Life skills the youth may have developed and where he/she
learned the skill

University of California at Berkeley
Foster Care Study

Fox, Frasch, & Berrick (2000)

>6

1, 2, 3

Adjustment of children in out-of-home placement, including
concerns about how well they fit in with their foster family and
how permanent they view the placement

University of California at Berkeley
Foster Care Study

Fox, Frasch, & Berrick (2000)

>6

1, 2, 3

Project developed satisfaction questions

N/A

>11

1, 2, 3

Adjustment of adopted and emancipated youth, including
concerns about how well they fit in with their adoptive family (if
applicable) and contact with biological family
Degree of satisfaction with caseworker services

Adapted from Expectations About
Employment, Education, and Life Span
Section from Adolescent Health Survey
Adapted from Duke-UNC Functional
Social Support Questionnaire.

Bearman, Jones, and Udry
(1997)Carolina Population Center,
University of NC-Chapel Hill (1998)
Broadhead, Gehlbach, deGruy, and
Kaplan (1988)

>10

1, 2, 3

Expectations related to children’s life experiences

YA, EY

1, 2, 3

Perceived social support for emancipated youth; items mirror
Social Support module in Current Caregiver Instrument

Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12)

Ware, Kosinski & Keller (1998)

YA, EY

1, 2, 3

Physical health status of emancipated youth; items mirror
Physical Health module in Current Caregiver Instrument

YA, EY

1, 2, 3

History of health, injury, and disability status of young adult;
services received by the young adult

>7

1, 2, 3

YA, EY

1, 2, 3

All aspects of well-being, including behavior problems. Not
administered for Spanish-language interviews.
Young Adult’s experiences that indicate symptoms of depression

SLAITS The National Survey of
Blumberg, Olson, et al. (2003)
Children with Special Health Care Needs
II
Burns, Angold, Magruder-Habib,
Child and Adolescent Services
Costello, & Patrick (1996)
Assessment (CASA); Child Health
Questionnaire from National Evaluation
of Family Support Programs; Brief Global Stein, Bauman, and Silver (2001)
Health Inventory; Questionnaire for
Identifying Children with Chronic
Conditions – Revised (QuICCC-R)
and project developed questions on
services
Children=s Depression Inventory
Kovacs, Multi-Health Systems, Inc.
(1992)
Composite International Diagnostic
Kessler, Andrews, Mroczek, Ustun, &
Interview Short-Form (CIDI-SF) - module Wittchen ( 1998)
for depression
Modified from National Comorbidity
Survey (NCS)

Kessler (2000)

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Overview of NSCAW Child Instrument (continued)
Module

CAPI
Section

Construct

Measure

Trauma

TR

Mental health

Youth Activities

YA

Participation in activities

Youth Behavior

YB

Behavior problems

Employment – Resources
to Live

ER

Employment History and
Economic Well-being

Income

YI

Income

ACASI Introduction
Relationship with
Caregiver(s) (ACASI)
Closeness to Caregiver(s)
(ACASI)

AC
RC

N/A
Relationship with parents
and other significant adults
Relationship with parents
and other significant adults

Exposure to Violence
(ACASI)

EV

Services Received (ACASI)

SV

Loss, violence and other
stressors in and out of the
home
Services received

Substance Abuse (ACASI)

SA

Substance abuse

Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS);
The CRAFFT; The National Longitudinal
Study of Adolescent Health

Sexual Activity (ACASI)

SX

Sexual behavior

LongSCAN

Delinquency (ACASI)

DE

Delinquency

Deviant Peer Affiliation
(ACASI)
Injuries (ACASI)

PA

Deviant peer affiliation

Modified Self Report of Delinquency;
Denver Youth Survey
Deviant Peer Affiliation Scale

IJ

Maltreatment

CL

Adapted from Trauma Symptom
Checklist for Children - PTSD Section;
Adapted from Trauma Symptom
Checklist for Adults – Intrusive
Experiences and Dissociation
Youth Self Report - Social Competence
Scale
Youth Self Report - Syndrome and Total
Problems Scale; Adult Self Report Syndrome and Total Problems Scale

Author / Publisher
Briere (1996)

Achenbach, University Associates in
Psychiatry; Burlington, VT (2001)
Achenbach, University Associates in
Psychiatry; Burlington, VT (2000);
Achenbach, University Associates in
Psychiatry; Burlington, VT (1991)

Information Gathered
Indicators of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

>11

1, 2, 3

>11; YA,
EY

1, 2, 3

Involvement in activities which may promote social skills or
cognitive development
Magnitude of aggressive behavior and impulse control

YA, EY

1, 2, 3

Formal and informal work history of the young adult

YA, EY

1, 2, 3

Financial resources available to the young adult’s household

>11
>11

1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3

N/A
Degree of supportive relationships between child and adult

>11

1, 2, 3

Degree of supportive relationships between child and adult

>8

1, 2, 3

Violence observed and experienced in the home

N/A

>11

1, 2, 3

CDC (2005); Knight, Sherritt, Shrier,
Harris, Chang (2002); Harris, Florey,
Tabor, Bearman, Jones, and Udry
(2003)
Runyan, Curtis, Hunter, Black, Kotch,
Bangdiwala, Dubowitz, English,
Everson, Landsverk (1997)
Elliott and Ageton (1980); Elliott and
Ageton ((1995)
Capaldi and Patterson (1989)

>11

1, 2, 3

Factors that affect the service provision process; includes items
administered only at Wave 4 for emancipated youth
Misuse of controlled substances as associated with depression
and maltreatment

>11; YA,
EY

1, 2, 3

Early sexual activity

>11; YA,
EY
>11

1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3

Participation in delinquent or criminal activities; includes items
added at Wave 4 on reasons for recent arrests
Involvement with peers who engage in risky or deviant behaviors

Starfield, Riley, Green Ensminger,
Ryan, Kelleher, Kim-Harris, Johnson
Crawford (1995)

>11; YA,
EY

1, 2, 3

Nature and extent of injuries in the past 12 months

N/A
James P. Connell (1990)Lynch, M &
Cicchetti D. 1991
Carolina Population Center,
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill (2002)
Fox & Leavitt (1995)

Project-developed questions

Injury Questions from Child Health and
Illness Profile-Adolescent Edition

Waves

>8, YA, EY 1, 2, 3

Questions are project-developed and
from the Three State Survey, the
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
(NLSY97) the Current Population Survey
(CPS) and the Precarious Families Study
Project-developed questions
N/A
Project-developed practice questions
Rochester Assessment Package for
Schools (RAPS)
National Longitudinal Study of
Adolescent Health, In-Home
questionnaire
Violence Exposure Scale (VEX-R) Home Set

Child
Age

4

Overview of NSCAW Child Instrument (continued)
Module

CAPI
Section

Construct

Measure

Author / Publisher

Child
Age

Waves

Information Gathered

Victimization (ACASI)

VC

Victimization

Incidence and Prevalence of Drug Abuse Research Triangle Institute (2002)
Among Runaway and Homeless Youth
Study – Shelter Sample Questionnaire

YA, EY

1, 2, 3

Involvement with the Law
(ACASI)

YL

Criminal Involvement of
Parents

Project-developed questions

N/A

YA , EY

1, 2, 3

Discipline and Child
Maltreatment (ACASI)

YM

Behavioral Monitoring and
Discipline

Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scale
(CTSPC) with Neglect and Substance
Abuse questions added

Straus, Hamby, Finkelhor, Moore, &
Runyon (1998)

YA , EY

1, 2, 3

Domestic Violence (ACASI)

YV

Domestic Violence in the
Home

Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) – Physical
Assault Subscale

Straus, M.A. (1990)

YA , EY

1, 2, 3

Child Maltreatment (ACASI)

CM

Maltreatment

Adaption of Parent-Child Conflict Tactics
Scale

Straus, M.A., Hamby, S.L., Finkelhor,
D., Moore, D.W., & Runyan, D (1998)

>11

1, 2, 3

Additional maltreatment information in order to better understand
the effects of the severity and specific type of abuse

ACASI Finish

AF

N/A

N/A

N/A

LO

N/A

N/A

>11, YA,
EY
≥16, EY

1, 2, 3

Locator Form

1, 2, 3

Data Linkage

LK

N/A

N/A

>13, EY

1, 2, 3

Verifications

VO

N/A

N/A

YA, EY

1, 2, 3

N/A

Child Interview Close

CC

N/A

Project-developed script to close ACASI
module
Project-developed questions to track
respondent for future interview waves
Project-developed script requesting
permission for researchers to link
NSCAW data to data from other sources
Project-developed script informing
respondent of potential recontact for
interview QC purposes
Project-developed end-of-interview script

N/A

All

1, 2, 3

N/A

5

Youth=s victimization, including things that may have happened
to the youth since he/she started living on own (e.g., robbery
sexual assault). We are not asking VC1-VC6a that came from
the CH version of Victimization.
Young adult criminal history and involvement with the criminal
justice system
Methods and frequency of discipline measures used by the
young adult on their own child during the last 12 months;
administered only to young adults who report having children of
own who currently live with them
Type and frequency of violence occurring in the home and
directed toward female young adult in the last 12 months, and
subsequent use of services

Locator information for emancipated youth and up to 3 contact
persons
N/A