Caregiver Interview

Overview of NSCAW Current Caregiver Instrument Module
Module

CAPI Section

Construct

Measure

Questionnaire Introduction
Up-Front Verification Module

QP
NP

N/A
N/A

Project-developed introduction script
N/A
Project-developed verification questions to drive N/A
instrument wording/flow

Household Roster

HH

Family composition and
demographics

Project-developed questions

Group Home Household Roster

GH

Group home classification
and composition

Child’s Living Environment

LE for baseline
wave
LV for postbaseline waves

Disruption in living
environment

Author / Publisher

Perm/
NonPerm0

Waves

P/NP
P/NP

1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3

N/A

P/NP

1, 2, 3

Project-developed questions

N/A

P/NP

1, 2, 3

Project-developed questions

N/A

P/NP

1, 2, 3

Ippen, Ford, Racusin,
Acker, Bosquet, Rogers, Ellis,
Schiffman, Ribbe, Cone,
Lukovitz, & Edwards (2002)
Adapted from “Philadelphia Family Management Furstenburg, F. (1990)
P/NP
Study” Parent Interview Schedule
Burns, Angold, Magruder-Habib, P/NP
Child and Adolescent Services Assessment
(CASA);
Costello, & Patrick (1996)
Child Health Questionnaire from National
Evaluation of Family Support Programs; Brief
Global Health Inventory; and project developed
questions on services

Information Gathered

N/A
Verification of respondent contact
information, relationship to child, out-ofhome placement status, and legal
guardianship
Family composition and demographic
information necessary for classification and
description of subjects.
Composition of group home facility,
including number of children in home and
relationship to child, and demographics of
group home caregiver
Variations/Changes of mother and father
figures

Adapted items from the Traumatic Events
Screening Inventory (TESI-PRR)

Community Environment

CE

Neighborhood factors

Child Health & Services

HS for permanent
caregivers
CS for nonpermanent
caregivers

Health and disabilities
Services received by child

Questionnaire for Identifying Children with
Chronic Conditions – Revised (QuICCC-R)
SLAITS The National Survey of Children with
Special Health Care Needs II
Services Assessment for Children and
Adolescents(SACA)

Stein, Bauman, and
Silver (2001)
Blumberg, Olson, et al. (2003)
Stiffman et al (2000)

The National Early Intervention Longitudinal
Study (NEILS)

Office of Special Education
Programs in the US Department
of Education (1998)

National Comorbidity Survey (NCS)

Kessler (2000)

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

National Center for Health
Statistics within the CDC (1997)

National Survey of America's Families (NSAF)

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The Urban Institute (1997)

1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3

Behavior of individuals and families in terms
of the environment of their community
History of health, injury, and disability status
of child; services received by the child

Overview of NSCAW Current Caregiver Instrument Module
Module

CAPI Section

Construct

Measure

Author / Publisher

Perm/
Non-Perm1

Waves

Information Gathered

Independent Living Module for
Caregivers of Emancipated Youth

LP

Child’s readiness to live on
own

Project-developed questions

Eisen, Donald, Ware, and Brook P/NP
(1980)

1, 2, 3

Adaptive Behavior

VI ages 0-2
VN ages 3-5
VE ages 6-12
VL ages 13-18

Adaptive Skills

Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale (VABS)
Screener - Daily Living Skills and Socialization
Skills

Sparrow, Carter, & Cicchetti
(1993)

P/NP

1, 2, 3

Most recent caregiver’s perception of
emancipated youth’s readiness to live
independently
Regular behaviors the child exhibits

Social-Emotional Development
Known to be new, NSCAW II.

SD

Social-emotional
Brief Toddler Social Emotional Assessment
development for children 12 (BITSEA)
MONTHS ≤ AGE≤ 18 months

BITSEA, PyschCorp, copyright
2006 by Yale University and
University of Massachusetts.

P/NP

1, 2, 3

emotional functioning

Prosocial Skills

PS for Children 3-5 Global Social Competence
PT for Children 610
PU for Children
11+
TE
Emotional regulation /
Temperament

Social Skills Rating System -- Social Skills
Scale

Gresham and Elliot, American
Guidance Service (1990)

P/NP

1, 2, 3

Level of development of social skills
possessed by the child

How My Infant/Toddler/Child Usually Acts from
National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
Infant Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ)

Baker, Keck, Mott, Quinlan
(1993)
Rothbart, 1981
Worobey & Blajda (1989)
Achenbach, University of
Vermont-Burlington (2000)

P/NP

1, 2, 3

Child’s demonstration of ability to express
emotions and cope with highly charged
emotional situations

P/NP

1, 2, 3

Degree to which child exhibits different
types of behaviors; The Behavior Problems
Index (BPI) was administered at Wave 2 in
place of the full checklist.
Financial resources available to the child’s
household
Frequency and duration that services were
received

Emotional Regulation Temperament (Child Ages 3)

Youth Behavior Checklist

Income
Services Received by Caregivers

Social Support

Physical Health - SF-12
Services Received by Foster
Caregivers

TC for Children 1.5 Behavior problems
-5
BC for Children 618
IN
Income

Child Behavior Checklist

Project-developed questions

N/A

P/NP

1, 2, 3

SH for baseline
wave
SR for postbaseline waves
SS

Services received by
caregiver

Project-developed questions

N/A

P

1, 2, 3

Social Support and other
family resources, including
assistance with child-rearing

Adapted from Duke-UNC Functional Social
Support Questionnaire.

Broadhead, Gehlbach, deGruy,
and Kaplan (1998)
Sarason, Levine, Basham, &
Sarason, 1983; Sarason,
Sarason, Shearin & Pierce
(1987)
Ware, Kosinski & Keller (1996)
N/A

P

1, 2, 3

Perceived social support for child and family

P/NP
NP

1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3

N/A

NP

1, 2, 3

Caregiver’s physical health status
Frequency and duration that services were
received
Adoption possibilities for child, including
factors that encouraged or discouraged
adoption decision

PH
FC
AM

Adoption Module for Foster Parents

Physical Health
Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12)
Services received by foster
Project-developed questions
caregivers
Adoption possibilities for child Project-developed questions
Adapted items from This Is My Baby Interview

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Bates and Dozier (1998)

Overview of NSCAW Current Caregiver Instrument Module
Module

CAPI Section

Construct

Measure

Perm/
NonPerm0

Author / Publisher

Waves

Information Gathered

Permanency Planning

PP

Permanency planning
possibilities for child

Project-developed questions

N/A

NP

1, 2, 3

Depression

DP

Mental Health - Depression

Kessler, Andrews, Mroczek,
Ustun, & Wittchen ( 1998)
Kessler (2000)

P

1, 2, 3

ACASI Introduction
Alcohol Dependence (ACASI)

AZ
AD

N/A
Mental Health - Substance
Abuse

Composite International Diagnostic Interview
Short-Form (CIDI-SF) - module for depression
Modified from National Comorbidity Survey
(NCS)
Project-developed ACASI practice questions
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
(AUDIT)

P
P

1, 2, 3
1, 2, 3

N/A
Caregiver experiences that indicate
symptoms of alcohol dependence

Drug Dependence (ACASI)

DD

Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST)

P

1, 2, 3

Involvement with the Law (ACASI)

IL

Project-developed questions

N/A

P

1, 2, 3

Discipline & Child Maltreatment
(ACASI)

DS

Mental Health - Substance
Abuse
Criminal Involvement of
Parents
Behavioral Monitoring and
Discipline

N/A
Thomas F. Babor, John C.
Higgins-Biddle, John B.
Saunders, and Maristela G.
Monteiro
Skinner (1982)

Parent-Child Conflict Tactics Scale (CTSPC)
Straus, Hamby, Finkelhor,
Neglect and Substance Abuse questions added Moore, & Runyon (1998)

P

1, 2, 3

Domestic Violence (ACASI)

DV

Domestic Violence in the
Home

Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) – Physical
Assault Subscale

Straus, M.A. (1990)

P

1, 2, 3

Satisfaction with Caseworker

SF

Satisfaction with Caseworker Project-developed questions

N/A

P

1, 2, 3

HOME Scales - Scripted Items
(Child Age < 10)

HO

HOME-Short Form (HOME-SF) developed by
the National Longitudinal Study of Youth.

Baker, Keck, Mott, & Quinlan
(1993)

P/NP

1, 2, 3

Locator Form

LF

Emotional Nurturing,
Cognitive/Verbal
Responsiveness and
Stimulation
N/A

Caregiver experiences that indicate
symptoms of drug dependence
Caregiver criminal history and involvement
with the criminal justice system
Methods and frequency of discipline
measures used by the caregiver with the
child during the last 12 months
Type and frequency of violence occurring in
the home and directed toward female
caregiver in the last 12 months, and
subsequent use of services
Satisfaction level with services received
from caseworker
Scripted items about the child’s home
environment

Project-developed questions to track
respondent for future interview waves
Project-developed script informing respondent
of potential recontact for interview QC purposes
Project-developed questions to collect contact
information for teacher survey
Project-developed script requesting permission
for researchers to link NSCAW data to data
from other sources
HOME-Short Form (HOME-SF) developed by
the National Longitudinal Study of Youth.

N/A

P/NP

1, 2, 3

N/A

P/NP

1, 2, 3

N/A

P/NP

1, 2, 3

N/A

P/NP

1, 2, 3

Baker, Keck, Mott, & Quinlan
(1993)

P/NP

1, 2, 3

Field Representative observations of the
child’s home environment

John Kirkland (1999)

P/NP

1, 2, 3

?

Verifications, Change of Address, & VF
Payment
Teacher Authorization
TA

N/A

Permission for Data Linkage

N/A

LK

HOME Scales - Observational Items OB
(Child Age < 10)
Attachment

AT

N/A

Emotional Nurturing,
Cognitive/Verbal
Responsiveness and
Stimulation
Attachment

Toddler Attachment Sort – 45 Item (TAS-45)

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Permanency planning options for child,
including adoption, legal guardianship, and
long-term foster care
Caregiver experiences that indicate
symptoms of depression

Locator information for caregiver and up to
3 contact persons
N/A
Teacher contact information, including
school name, address, and phone number
N/A