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Weisz, John R.; Chorpita, Bruce F.; Frye, Alice; Ng, Mei Yi; Lau, Nancy; Bearman, Sarah Kate; Ugueto, Ana M.; Langer, David A.; Hoagwood, Kimberly E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: To complement standardized measurement of symptoms, we developed and tested an efficient strategy for identifying (before treatment) and repeatedly assessing (during treatment) the problems identified as most important by caregivers and youths in psychotherapy. Method: A total of 178 outpatient-referred youths, 7-13 years of age, and…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Check Lists, Caregivers, Test Validity
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Chorpita, Bruce F.; Reise, Steven; Weisz, John R.; Grubbs, Kathleen; Becker, Kimberly D.; Krull, Jennifer L. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2010
Objective: To support ongoing monitoring of child response during treatment, we sought to develop a brief, easily administered, clinically relevant, and psychometrically sound measure. Method: We first developed child and caregiver forms of a 12-item Brief Problem Checklist (BPC) interview by applying item response theory and factor analysis to…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Caregivers, Validity, Child Behavior
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Chu, Brian C.; Kendall, Philip C. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2004
Ratings of child involvement in manual-based cognitive-behavioral treatment for anxiety were associated with the absence of primary anxiety diagnosis and reductions in impairment ratings at posttreatment for 59 children with anxiety (ages 8-14 years). Good-to-excellent interrater reliability was established for the independent ratings of 237…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Psychotherapy, Anxiety, Outcomes of Treatment
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McLeod, Bryce D.; Weisz, John R. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2005
The authors describe psychometric characteristics of the new Therapy Process Observational Coding System-Alliance scale (TPOCS-A; B. D. McLeod, 2001) and illustrate its use in the study of treatment as usual. The TPOCS-A uses session observation to assess child-therapist and parent-therapist alliance. Both child and parent forms showed acceptable…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Therapy, Psychometrics, Depression (Psychology)
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Saylor, Conway Fleming; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1984
Presents data from studies designed to determine the psychometric properties of the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI). Subjects included 294 school children and 269 children who were psychiatric inpatients. Results showed the CDI can distinguish children with emotional distress from normal school children. (BH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Depression (Psychology), Elementary Education
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Malgady, Robert G. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1984
Administered the TEMAS (Tell Me a Story) test to 73 public school and 210 clinical Puerto Rican children. Story content was scored for nine personality functions and descriptive indexes. Results indicated internal consistency and interrater reliability. TEMAS indexes significantly discriminated between school and clinical samples. (BH)
Descriptors: Children, Elementary Education, Hispanic Americans, Personality Assessment
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Kurdek, Lawrence A.; Berg, Berthold – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1987
Evaluated the psychometric characteristics of the Children's Beliefs about Parental Divorce Scale with three nonclinic samples. Demonstrated six subscales: Peer Ridicule and Avoidance, Paternal Blame, Fear of Abandonment, Maternal Blame, Hope of Reunification, and Self-Blame. The number of problematic beliefs varied by family structure but not by…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Problems, Beliefs, Children