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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 25.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Ther. 2019 Sep 10;51(2):294–309. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.07.008

Table 5.

Clinical Validity of the E-CRI: W2W Infant/Toddler Sample

a. BITSEA Externalizing Problems

Baseline E-CRI mood factor only E-CRI tantrum factor only E-CRI tantrum and mood factors




Parameter Est. SE P β Est. SE P β Est. SE P β Est. SE P β

Interceptl −.837 .796 .294 −.418 .768 .586 .148 .742 .842 .148 .741 .842
Age .160 .056 .004 .165 .133 .054 .014 .136 .092 .052 .079 .094 .092 .052 .077 .095
Gender .501 .195 .011 .294 .444 .188 .018 .261 .491 .179 .006 .289 .477 .179 .008 .280
E-CRI tantrum-related impairment .366 .049 <.001 .399 .324 .060 <.001 .353
E-CRI mood-related impairment .243 .047 <.001 .284 .065 .056 .244 .076
R2 0.052 .132 .207 .210
















b. BITSEA Internalizing/Dysregulation Problems

Baseline E-CRI mood factor only E-CRI tantrum factor only E-CRI tantrum and mood factors




Parameter Est. SE P β Est. SE P β Est. SE P β Est. SE P β

Intercept 1.091 1.435 .448 2.042 1.348 .131 2.752 1.354 .043 2.754 1.333 .040
Age .181 .101 .074 .105 .117 .095 .215 .068 .065 .095 .496 .038 .066 .093 .478 .039
Gender −.023 .352 .948 −.008 −.146 .330 .659 −.049 −.035 .327 .916 −.012 −.103 .323 .749 −.034
E-CRI tantrum-related impairment .612 .089 <.001 .380 .405 .109 <.001 .251
E-CRI mood-related impairment .546 .083 <.001 .362 .324 .101 .001 .215
R2 .011 .140 .151 .180

















c. Caregiver-Reported Concern Index

Baseline E-CRI mood factor only E-CRI tantrum factor only E-CRI tantrum and mood factors





Parameter Est. SE P β Est. SE P β Est. SE P β Est. SE P β

Intercept −.341 .208 .103 −.226 .199 .257 −.072 .190 .705 −.072 .190 .707
Age .041 .015 .005 .164 .034 .014 .017 .134 .022 .013 .093 .089 .022 .013 .092 .090
Gender −.006 .051 .907 −.014 −.023 .049 .636 −.053 −.010 .046 .828 −.023 −.014 .046 .765 −.031
E-CRI tantrum-related impairment .104 .012 <.001 .442 .094 .016 <.001 .396
E-CRI mood-related impairment .068 .012 <.001 .310 .017 .014 .240 .077
R2 .027 .122 .216 .220

Note.BITSEA = Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment; E-CRI = Early Childhood Irritability-Related Impairment Interview.

Note.BITSEA = Brief Infant Toddler Social Emotional Assessment; E-CRI = Early Childhood Irritability-Related Impairment Interview.

Note. E-CRI = Early Childhood Irritability-Related Impairment Interview.