Research

CREDI Research and Publications

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Primary CREDI Validation Paper

CREDI Short Form:

McCoy, D. C., Waldman, M., & Fink, G. (2018). Measuring early childhood development at a global scale: Evidence from the Caregiver-Reported Early Development Instruments. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 45, 58–68.

CREDI Long Form:

Waldman, M., McCoy, D. C., Seiden, J., Cuartas, J., CREDI Field Team, & Fink, G. (2021). Validation of motor, cognitive, language, and socio-emotional subscales using the Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments: An application of multidimensional item factor analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 45(4), 368–377.

Published Research Using the CREDI 

Access the database of additional research articles using the CREDI. This database includes additional country-specific validation papers, intervention evaluations using the CREDI as an outcome, research studies exploring links between environmental risk/protective factors and CREDI, etc. 

If you would like your research to be included in this database, please contact a member of the CREDI team. 

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