Open AccessA Pilot Validation Study of the Newborn Behavioral Observations System: Associations with Salivary Cortisol and Temperament
Author(s) -
Jayme L. Congdon,
J. Kevin Nugent,
Beth M. McManus,
Michael Coccia,
Nicole R. Bush
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics/journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.77
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1536-7312
pISSN - 0196-206X
DOI - 10.1097/dbp.0000000000000842
Subject(s) - temperament , cronbach's alpha , psychology , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , rating scale , psychometrics , personality , social psychology
There are few standardized neonatal neurobehavioral instruments available for longitudinal child development research. We adapted an established clinical tool, the Newborn Behavioral Observations (NBO) system, for research by standardizing the administration protocol and expanding the 3-point coding scale to 5 points.