INDEXING OF SUBTESTS OF CHILDRENS INTELLIGENCE SCALE AND THEIR CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE

To keep pace with recent uptrend in the field of intelligence testing, Childrens Intelligence Scale comprising of six subtests [two performance & four verbal subtests] was developed. Its validity with MISIC was demonstrated earlier. Based on review three meaningful, transparent and clinically useful indexes were derived from these six subtests. These indexes were [1] Abstract Index, akin to fluid intelligence, [2] Concrete Index, akin to crystallized intelligence, and [3] Numerical Index, akin to working memory. It was rationalized that differences amongst indexes would provide significant information leading to parenting style and would help the psychologist to adopt a suitable treatment strategy to bridge the differences. The present study, thus examined the difference between children of working & non-working mothers, precious and not so precious children and male and female children on these indexes. To fulfil the objectives of the study the Childrens Intelligence Scale [CIS] was administered on 70 children attending or referred to the psychology section of MMIMSR, Mullana. Only those children were included who had IQ of 65 or more adjudged clinically. It was observed that children of working mother, precious and male children obtained consistently, significantly higher score on abstract compared to concrete index, where as numerical index had no consistent pattern. This indicated that the available potential of these children was not fully optimized because of scarcity of time to parents or out of parental attitude towards precious child. This discrepancy could be handled through counselling geared to improve parenting by training the parents to spent available time in meaningful way to fulfil the need of each child for maximization of potential, and amelioration of their emotional and behavioural problems.