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Table 1 Items from the Child Behavior Checklist/11/2-5/LDS (CBCL/11/2-5/LDS) assessed at child age 18 and 36 months

From: A prospective study of weight development and behavior problems in toddlers: the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study

 

18 months

36 months

Internalizing Subscales

  

I) Emotionally reactive

"Disturbed by any change in routine"

"Disturbed by any change in routine"

  

"Rapidly shifts between sadness and excitement"

II) Anxious/depressed

"Clings to adults or too dependent"

"Clings to adults or too dependent"

 

"Gets too upset when separated from parents"

"Gets too upset when separated from parents"

 

"Too fearful or anxious"

"Too fearful or anxious"

III) Somatic complaints

"Doesn't eat well"

"Doesn't eat well"

  

"Constipated; doesn't move bowels"

  

"Stomachaches (without medical cause)"

  

"Vomiting, throwing up (without medical cause)"

Externalizing Subscales

  

IV) Attention problems

"Can't concentrate; can't pay attention for long"

"Can't concentrate; can't pay attention for long"

 

"Can't sit still; restless or hyperactive"

"Can't sit still; restless or hyperactive"

 

"Quickly shifts from one activity to another"

"Quickly shifts from one activity to another"

  

"Poorly coordinated or clumsy"

V) Aggressive behavior

"Defiant"

"Defiant"

 

"Gets in many fights"

"Gets in many fights"

 

"Hits others"

"Hits others"

  

"Can't stand waiting; wants everything now"

  

"Demands must be met immediately"