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Frazier, Thomas W.; Khaliq, Izma; Scullin, Keeley; Uljarevic, Mirko; Shih, Andy; Karpur, Arun – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2023
At present, there are no brief, freely-available, informant-report measures that evaluate key challenging behaviors relevant to youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other developmental disabilities (DD). This paper describes the development, refinement, and initial psychometric evaluation of a new 18-item measure, the Open-Source…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Psychometrics, Behavior Problems, Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Kathleen Lynne Lane; Wendy Peia Oakes; Mark Matthew Buckman; Nathan Allen Lane; Katie Scarlett Lane; Kandace Fleming; Rebecca E. Swinburne Romine; Rebecca L. Sherod; Chi-Ning Chang; Jamie Jones; Emily Dawn Cantwell; Meredith Crittenden – Remedial and Special Education, 2024
Given the need for a swift, systematic way to identify students with internalizing and externalizing behavior patterns to connect these students with appropriate supports, we present new findings of the Student Risk Screening Scale--Internalizing and Externalizing (SRSS-IE). In this article, we examined (a) factor structure of the SRSS-IE and (b)…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, At Risk Students, Psychometrics, Factor Structure
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Dierendonck, Christophe; Milmeister, Paul; Kerger, Sylvie; Poncelet, Débora – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2020
Few studies have used exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and exploratory bifactor factor analysis (EBFA) to define a baseline factor structure model checking the construct-relevant psychometric multidimensionality of student engagement. This study was conducted on a sample of 3,374 students in France, Wallonia-Brussels Federation, and Luxembourg by…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Behavior Problems, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students
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Mastrotheodoros, Stefanos; Pavlopoulos, Vassilis; Motti-Stefanidi, Frosso – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2021
The Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale (U-MICS) is one of the most-commonly used self-report scales to assess personal identity in studies of developmental processes. While it has been translated and validated in many countries around the world, evidence of its applicability in Greek is absent. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Self Concept Measures, Factor Structure, Self Concept, Developmental Stages
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Magnus, Brooke E.; Thissen, David – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2017
Questionnaires that include items eliciting count responses are becoming increasingly common in psychology. This study proposes methodological techniques to overcome some of the challenges associated with analyzing multivariate item response data that exhibit zero inflation, maximum inflation, and heaping at preferred digits. The modeling…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Models, Multivariate Analysis, Questionnaires
Liu, Jin; Guo, Siying; Gao, Ruiqin; DiStefano, Christine – School Psychology International, 2020
The Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17 was originally used in primary care settings with parents to identify their children's behavioral and emotional problems, but there has been some research supporting use of this scale in school settings. This study examined: (a) the factor structure and measurement invariance of the teacher-rated Pediatric…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Check Lists, Factor Structure, Error of Measurement
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Kaat, Aaron J.; Lecavalier, Luc; Aman, Michael G. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
The Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) is a widely used measure in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) treatment studies. We conducted confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses of the ABC in 1,893 children evaluated as part of the Autism Treatment Network. The root mean square error of approximation was .086 for the standard item assignment, and in…
Descriptors: Validity, Children, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Niehaus, Kate; Adelson, Jill L. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2013
This study examined the measurement and interpretation of self-concept among the growing population of children who are English Language Learners (ELLs). More specifically, a 3-group analysis was conducted comparing native English-speaking children, Spanish-speaking ELLs, and ELLs from Asian language backgrounds. Data were drawn from the Early…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, English (Second Language), Speech Communication, Second Language Learning
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Boylan, Khrista; Georgiades, Katholiki; Szatmari, Peter – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: Symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and depression show high rates of co-occurrence, both cross-sectionally and longitudinally. This study examines the extent to which variation in oppositional symptoms predict, variation in depressive symptoms over time, accounting for co-occurring depressive symptoms and measurement error.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Females, Structural Equation Models, Risk
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Ivanova, Masha Y.; Achenbach, Thomas M.; Rescorla, Leslie A.; Harder, Valerie S.; Ang, Rebecca P.; Bilenberg, Niels; Bjarnadottir, Gudrun; Capron, Christiane; De Pauw, Sarah S. W.; Dias, Pedro; Dobrean, Anca; Doepfner, Manfred; Duyme, Michele; Eapen, Valsamma; Erol, Nese; Esmaeili, Elaheh Mohammad; Ezpeleta, Lourdes; Frigerio, Alessandra; Goncalves, Miguel M.; Gudmundsson, Halldor S.; Jeng, Suh-Fang; Jetishi, Pranvera; Jusiene, Roma; Kim, Young-Ah; Kristensen, Solvejg; Lecannelier, Felipe; Leung, Patrick W. L.; Liu, Jianghong; Montirosso, Rosario; Oh, Kyung Ja; Plueck, Julia; Pomalima, Rolando; Shahini, Mimoza; Silva, Jaime R.; Simsek, Zynep; Sourander, Andre; Valverde, Jose; Van Leeuwen, Karla G.; Woo, Bernardine S. C.; Wu, Yen-Tzu; Zubrick, Stephen R.; Verhulst, Frank C. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: To test the fit of a seven-syndrome model to ratings of preschoolers' problems by parents in very diverse societies. Method: Parents of 19,106 children 18 to 71 months of age from 23 societies in Asia, Australasia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America completed the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1.5-5 (CBCL/1.5-5). Confirmatory…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Social Problems, Psychopathology, Child Behavior
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Bergeron, Renee; Floyd, Randy G.; McCormack, Allison C.; Farmer, William L. – School Psychology Review, 2008
The dependability of externalizing behavior composites and subscale scores from the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition, Teacher Rating Scale-Child (Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2004) and the Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment, Teacher's Report Form for Ages 6-18 (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) was investigated.…
Descriptors: Generalizability Theory, Scores, Rating Scales, Error of Measurement
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Sterba, Sonya; Egger, Helen L.; Angold, Adrian – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2007
Background: The appropriateness of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth Edition" (DSM-IV) nosology for classifying preschool mental health disturbances continues to be debated. To inform this debate, we investigate whether preschool psychopathology shows differentiation along diagnostically specific lines…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Hyperactivity, Construct Validity, Psychopathology
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Lemery, Kathryn S.; Essex, Marilyn J.; Smider, Nancy A. – Child Development, 2002
This study examined whether item overlap, or measurement confounding, accounts for the correlation between temperament and behavior problem symptoms in children. Experts rated items on Children's Behavior Questionnaire and Preschool Behavior Questionnaire for their fit to both constructs, and then these items were factor analyzed with longitudinal…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Children, Error of Measurement
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, 2006
"Data Trends" reports present summaries of research on mental health services for children and adolescents and their families. The article summarized in this "Data Trends" examines the equivalence of the BPI [Behavior Problem Index] across a sample of African American, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic White children drawn from the…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Child Health, Ethnic Groups, Error of Measurement