#  Research 

 



##  Research 

 

 

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## CREDI Research and Publications

### Primary CREDI Validation Paper

#### CREDI Short Form:

McCoy, D. C., Waldman, M., &amp; 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. <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.05.002>

#### CREDI Long Form:

Waldman, M., McCoy, D. C., Seiden, J., Cuartas, J., CREDI Field Team, &amp; 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. <https://doi.org/10.1177/01650254211005560>

### Published research using the CREDI 

Please [click here to access a ](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16g4QyOLH1jNibdAfiGHjIdBq8TVEOVZ2/edit?gid=1463342778#gid=1463342778)[database](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LT3uMPmk0pwn8MA_QDg1G6GDZm6_jKTV/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105214209150297398402&rtpof=true&sd=true) 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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