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Lane, Alison E.; Young, Robyn L.; Baker, Amy E. Z.; Angley, Manya T. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2010
Children with autism are frequently observed to experience difficulties in sensory processing. This study examined specific patterns of sensory processing in 54 children with autistic disorder and their association with adaptive behavior. Model-based cluster analysis revealed three distinct sensory processing subtypes in autism. These subtypes…
Descriptors: Sensory Experience, Autism, Adjustment (to Environment), Multivariate Analysis
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DiStefano, Christine A.; Kamphaus, Randy W.; Mindrila, Diana L. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2010
The purpose of this article was to examine a typology of child behavior using the Behavioral Assessment System for Children, Teacher Rating Scale (BASC TRS-C, 2nd edition; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2004). The typology was compared with the solution identified from the 1992 BASC TRS-C norm dataset. Using cluster analysis, a seven-cluster solution…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Evaluation, Child Behavior, Rating Scales
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McNamara, Kelly A.; Selig, James P.; Hawley, Patricia H. – Early Child Development and Care, 2010
The present work addresses the associations between self-reported maternal parenting behaviours and aggression, personality and peer regard of children (n = 119) in early childhood (ages three-six years). A k-means cluster analysis derived types of mothers based on their relative use of autonomy support and restrictive control. Outcomes included…
Descriptors: Mothers, Child Rearing, Personality, Multivariate Analysis
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Vieillevoye, Sandrine; Nader-Grosbois, Nathalie – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2008
This study investigated the symbolic behavior and the self-regulation in dyads of children with intellectual disability and of normally developing children. Specifically, these processes were studied in link with the children's characteristics (mental age, linguistic level, individual pretend play level). The sample included 80 participants, 40…
Descriptors: Play, Mental Retardation, Self Control, Young Children
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DiStefano, Christine; Kamphaus, R. W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
Two classification methods, latent class cluster analysis and cluster analysis, are used to identify groups of child behavioral adjustment underlying a sample of elementary school children aged 6 to 11 years. Behavioral rating information across 14 subscales was obtained from classroom teachers and used as input for analyses. Both the procedures…
Descriptors: Child Development, Multivariate Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Classification
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Kim, Sangwon; Kamphaus, Randy W.; Baker, Jean A. – Journal of School Psychology, 2006
A constructive debate over the classification of child psychopathology can be stimulated by investigating the validity of different classification approaches. We examined and compared the short-term predictive validity of cluster analytic and dimensional classifications of child behavioral adjustment in school using the Behavior Assessment System…
Descriptors: Grade 1, Grade 2, Psychopathology, Rating Scales