Reliabilty and Validity of a Diagnostic Interview for Parents of Babies and Preescholers

Reliabilty and Validity of a Diagnostic Interview for Parents of Babies and Preschoolers

The Kleinkind-DIPS (Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen für Kleinkinder) is a structured interview to assess a variety of the most frequent psychological problems in babies and preschoolers, e.g. feeding or sleeping problems, anxiety disorders. It is administered by a trained clinician with one of the primary carers. In this study, its acceptance, reliability and validity will be tested in a clinical and non-clinical sample.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Psychological Disease

Detailed Description

The Kleinkind- DIPS (Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen für Kleinkinder) is a structured interview to assess a variety of the most frequent psychological of the most frequent psychological problems in babies and preschoolers, e.g. feeding or sleeping problems, anxiety disorders. It is administered by a trained clinician with one of the primary carers. In this study, its acceptance, reliability and validity will be tested in a clinical and non-clinical sample. Parts of the interview are adapted from the Kinder-DIPS, for which information on acceptance, reliability and validity are available. The aim of the present study is to test the interviews acceptance, reliability and validity in both a clinical and a non-clinical sample.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 156

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Germany
  • Bavaria
    • Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 80802
      • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
  • North-Rhine Westphalia
    • Bochum, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany, 44801
      • Ruhr-University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 1 second to 5 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All parents who have a child in the according age group.

Description

Inclusion Criteria: sufficient knowledge of the German language -

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Family-Based
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Community sample; Participants will be recruited from families in Bochum who take part in experiments and studies at the department of delevopmental psychology at the Ruhr-University. The department of developmental psychology organizes a panel every year inviting all parents of newborn babies in Bochum to register if they want to participate in research.
Clinical sample; Participants will be recruited from families in Bochum and Munich who seek treatment in the outpatient treatment centers at both sites. Both study sites offer special counselling for parents who experience difficulties with a child from zero to five years of age.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Kleinkind-DIPS	structured interview for parents of preschoolers	within one week of the other measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Fragebogen zum Schreien, Füttern, Schlafen (SFS)	Questionnaire assessing feeding, sleeping and crying in young infants, three subscales: feeding problems, sleep problems, coregulation; scores (means) ranging from 1-4, higher scores indicate more problems	within one week of the other measures; only for parents of children aged 18 months or younger
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21)	Questionnaire assessing depression, anxiety and stress of the parents, higher scores indicate higher stress or psychopathology; depression scores range from 0-28; stress scores 0-34, anxiety 0-20;	within one week of the other measures;
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)	Questionnaire assessing internalizing and externalizing problems in children; 5 sub scales of which 4 capture problems (e.g. emotional difficulties, conduct problems) and one scale which captures prosocial behaviour; For each of the 5 scales the score can range from 0 to 10 with higher scores indicating more problems and more prosocial behaviour	within one week of the other measures; only for parents of children aged 18 months or older
Parental sense of control (PSCO)	Questionnaire assessing self-efficacy and sense of control of the parents; Two subsacles: efficacy and satisfaction; means between 1-6. A higher score indicates a higher parenting sense of competency.	within one week of the other measures;

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Acceptance of the Interview	Questionnaire assessing parents perception of the interview, 10 Items assessing 5 positive and 5 negative attitudes towards the interview, higher scores indicate higher endorsement. One additional item assessing global satisfaction with the interview on a scale from 0-100, higher scores indicate higher satisfaction.	within one week after being interviewed

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ruhr University of Bochum
• Collaborators: Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
• Investigators: Study Director: Silvia Schneider, Phd, Ruhr University of Bochum

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 15, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 27, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): November 27, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 29, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 29, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): December 10, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 30, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 23, 2025
• Last Verified: May 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: clinical interview
• Other Study ID Numbers: 553

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: we cannot share individual participant data due to data protection constrictions

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No