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BIS/BAS Scale in Primary School Children: Parent-Child Agreement and Longitudinal Stability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 August 2017

Annelies De Decker Open the ORCID record for Annelies De Decker [Opens in a new window] ,
Sandra Verbeken ,
Isabelle Sioen ,
Nathalie Michels ,
Leentje Vervoort ,
Caroline Braet  and
Stefaan De Henauw
Annelies De Decker*
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Belgium
Sandra Verbeken
Affiliation:
Department of Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium
Isabelle Sioen
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Belgium
Nathalie Michels
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Belgium
Leentje Vervoort
Affiliation:
Department of Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium
Caroline Braet
Affiliation:
Department of Developmental, Personality and Social Psychology, Ghent University, Belgium
Stefaan De Henauw
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Ghent University, Belgium
*
Address for correspondence: Annelies De Decker, Department of Public Health, UZ – 4K3, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium. Email: Annelies.DeDecker@UGent.Be
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Abstract

The current study provided psychometric information on the parent and child version of the Behavioural Inhibition System (BIS)/Behavioural Approach System (BAS) scale. Parent-child agreement was evaluated (N = 217, 7.5 to 14 years, 50% boys). Moreover, absolute and rank order stability of mother-reported BIS/BAS scores over a 2-year period were assessed (N = 207, 5.5 to 11 years at baseline, 49% boys). Only full measurement invariant (sub-)scales were considered in the parent-child agreement and longitudinal stability assessment. Parent and child ratings were found to be measurement invariant but discrepant on BAS Drive and BAS Reward Responsiveness. In younger children, child ratings on BAS Drive tended to be higher than parent ratings, whereas in older children, child ratings tended to be lower than parent ratings. Further, the discrepancy between the BAS Drive ratings of fathers and children was higher than the discrepancy between the BAS Drive ratings of mothers and children. Finally, the study results suggested 2-year absolute and rank order stability of the measurement-invariant, mother-reported BIS and BAS Drive scores in children aged 5.5 to 11 years at baseline.

Keywords

BIS/BASreward sensitivitystabilitychildrenparent-child agreementmultiple informant
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Behaviour Change , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , June 2017 , pp. 98 - 116
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2017 

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