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So, Pety; Greaves-Lord, Kirstin; van der Ende, Jan; Verhulst, Frank C.; Rescorla, Leslie; de Nijs, Pieter F. A. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
This study evaluated the ability of the Child Behavior Checklist and the Teacher's Report Form to identify children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), using a sample of children with ASD (n = 458), referred children without ASD (n = 1109) and children from the general population (n = 999). A ten items ASD scale was constructed using half of the…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Check Lists
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Tackett, Jennifer L.; Kushner, Shauna C.; De Fruyt, Filip; Mervielde, Ivan – Assessment, 2013
The current investigation addressed several questions in the burgeoning area of child personality assessment. Specifically, the present study examined overlapping and nonoverlapping variance in two prominent measures of child personality assessment, followed by tests of convergent and divergent validity with child temperament and psychopathology.…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Psychopathology, Prediction, Personality Measures
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Markowitz, Leslie A.; Reyes, Charina; Embacher, Rebecca A.; Speer, Leslie L.; Roizen, Nancy; Frazier, Thomas W. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Child and Family Quality of Life scale, a measure of psychosocial quality of life in those with autism and related developmental disorders. Parents of 212 children suspected of autism spectrum disorder completed the Child and Family Quality of Life prior to a diagnostic evaluation. Results…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Quality of Life, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Johnson, Stacy R.; Finlon, Kristy J.; Izard, Carroll E. – Early Education and Development, 2016
Research Findings: This article describes the development and evaluation of the Behavior and Emotion Expression Observation System (BEEOS), a direct observation tool to characterize preschoolers' social and emotion behaviors during semistructured activities in the classroom. The BEEOS was used to observe 148 Head Start preschoolers, and…
Descriptors: Observation, Preschool Children, Social Behavior, Emotional Response
Park, Young Ah Kim – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Children's social emotional competence affects school achievement as well as later job success. Social emotional competence can be promoted when appropriate social emotional interventions are provided. To provide quality intervention, it is essential to use measures that include functional skills, promote team collaboration, and monitor changes in…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Interpersonal Competence
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Vogel-Walcutt, Jennifer J.; Schatschneider, Christopher; Bowers, Clint – American Annals of the Deaf, 2011
Discussion and study of the social-emotional development of deaf and hard of hearing children, though extensive, has yet to provide an accurate understanding of the differences between deaf and hearing children. Consequently, the goal of the researchers was to conduct a profile analysis to determine similarities and differences between the two…
Descriptors: Magnet Schools, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Profiles
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Martel, Michelle M.; Roberts, Bethan; Gremillion, Monica; von Eye, Alexander; Nigg, Joel T. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2011
The current paper provides external validation of the bifactor model of ADHD by examining associations between ADHD latent factor/profile scores and external validation indices. 548 children (321 boys; 302 with ADHD), 6 to 18 years old, recruited from the community participated in a comprehensive diagnostic procedure. Mothers completed the Child…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Personality Traits, Aggression, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Daviss, W. Burleson; Birmaher, Boris; Melhem, Nadine A.; Axelson, David A.; Michaels, Shana M.; Brent, David A. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Previous measures of pediatric depression have shown inconsistent validity in groups with differing demographics, comorbid diagnoses, and clinic or non-clinic origins. The current study re-examines the criterion validity of child- and parent-versions of the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ-C, MFQ-P) in a heterogeneous sample of…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Questionnaires, Children, Adolescents
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Muris, Peter; Dreessen, Laura; Bogels, Susan; Weckx, Miryam; van Melick, Marion – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2004
Objective: To examine the reliability and validity of the 66-item Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders-Revised (SCARED-R), a questionnaire for measuring a broad range of DSM-defined anxiety disorder symptoms, in a sample of clinically referred youths. Method: The SCARED-R was administered to children/adolescents and their parents…
Descriptors: Anxiety Disorders, Check Lists, Emotional Disturbances, Validity
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Yeo, Lay See; Wong, Margaret; Gerken, Kathryn; Ansley, Timothy – Child Care in Practice, 2005
This study examined the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioural therapy programme for 13 children treated for severe emotional or behaviour disorders in a hospital setting. Data were obtained from multiple informants at pre-treatment, post-treatment, and three months follow-up. Results indicated statistically significant improvement in the…
Descriptors: Hospitals, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adjustment (to Environment), Therapy