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Pierce, Corey D.; Epstein, Michael H.; Wood, Matthew D. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2023
Strength-based assessment has achieved acceptance from educational, mental health, and social service professionals as a means to measuring emotional and behavioral strengths of children. Several standardized, norm-referenced tests have been developed to assess these strengths; however, the primary mode of assessment is via informal interviews of…
Descriptors: Behavior Rating Scales, Content Validity, Psychometrics, Mental Health
Briesch, Amy M.; Donaldson, Aberdine R.; Matta, Michael; Volpe, Robert J.; Daniels, Brian; Owens, Julie Sarno – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2022
Prevalence estimates suggest that up to 20% of students in schools experience significant internalizing behaviors that impact behavioral, social, or academic functioning. School-based interventions have great potential to promote student mental health; however, validated and feasible brief assessments are needed to progress monitor students'…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Behavior Rating Scales, Progress Monitoring, Observation
Cristin M. Hall; Karen L. Bierman; Linda N. Jacobson – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2022
A latent profile analysis was applied to explore heterogeneity in the social and classroom behaviors of 224 peer-rejected elementary school students (56% White, 68% male, Grades 1-4, M age = 8.1 years). Profile indicators included teacher ratings of social skills and problem behaviors on the Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS) and peer…
Descriptors: Profiles, At Risk Students, Peer Relationship, Peer Acceptance
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Barbarin, Oscar; Hitti, Aline; Brown, Jeffrey – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2020
Discerning the seriousness of socioemotional symptoms in young children can be difficult. To address this issue, the Attention, Behavior, Language, and Emotions (ABLE) universal behavioral health screener uses a rubric for severity that includes indicators of problem duration, impairment, generalizability, exacerbation, persistence, peer…
Descriptors: Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Severity (of Disability), Preschool Children, Self Control
Hustus, Chelsea L.; Owens, Julie Sarno; Volpe, Robert J.; Briesch, Amy M.; Daniels, Brian – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2020
The primary goal of this study was to assess the treatment sensitivity of four newly developed Direct Behavior Rating--Multi-Item Scales (DBR-MIS) that assess the domains of academic engagement, disruptive behavior, organizational skills, and oppositional behavior in the context of a Daily Report Card (DRC) intervention. To achieve this goal, we…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Intervention, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students
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Kilgus, Stephen P.; Eklund, Katie; Maggin, Daniel M.; Taylor, Crystal N.; Allen, Amanda N. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2018
The purpose of this study was to conduct reliability and validity generalization meta-analyses of evidence regarding the "Student Risk Screening Scale" (SRSS), a universal screener for externalizing behavior problems. A systematic review of the literature resulted in the identification of 17 studies inclusive of evidence regarding SRSS…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Screening Tests, Behavior Rating Scales, Test Reliability
January, Stacy-Ann A.; Lambert, Matthew C.; Epstein, Michael H.; Spooner, Mary; Gebreselassie, Tesfayi – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2018
Community-based systems of care (SOC) provide a range of services to students with significant emotional and behavioral difficulties and their families. However, little is known about the educational characteristics and functioning of students at enrollment in SOC. The purpose of this study was to replicate and extend previous research by…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
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Waschbusch, Daniel A.; Graziano, Paulo A.; Willoughby, Michael T.; Pelham, William E., Jr. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2015
An emerging body of mental health research provides evidence that callous-unemotional (CU) traits explain significant and meaningful variance among children with disruptive behavior disorders. However, the classroom behavior of students with CU traits has not yet been adequately studied. This study examined this issue using teacher-recorded…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Personality Traits, Student Behavior, Behavior Disorders
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Vaughn, Aaron J.; Hoza, Betsy – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2013
The current study examined the incremental utility of rating scales, a structured diagnostic interview, and multiple informants in a comprehensive assessment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The sample included 185 children with ADHD (M[subscript age] = 9.22, SD = 0.95) and 82 children without ADHD (M[subscript age] = 9.24, SD =…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Behavior Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Parent Attitudes
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Sutherland, Kevin S.; McLeod, Bryce D.; Conroy, Maureen A.; Abrams, Lisa M.; Smith, Meghan M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2014
The measurement of treatment integrity is critical to evaluate the efficacy and effectiveness of evidence-based programs (EBPs) designed to improve the developmental outcomes of young children at risk of emotional/behavioral disorders. Unfortunately, the science of treatment integrity measurement lags behind the development and evaluation of EBP…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Competence, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders
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O'Laughlin, Elizabeth M.; Hackenberg, Jessica L.; Riccardi, Maria M. – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2010
The present study examined the reliability, validity, and clinical utility of the "Oppositional Defiant Disorder Rating Scale" (ODDRS) in a population of children referred for ADHD evaluation. The diagnostic benefit of using a rating scale specific to Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), in addition to a broad range behavior scale, was…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Behavior Rating Scales, Measures (Individuals), Parents
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Walker, Janet S.; Thorne, Elizabeth K.; Powers, Laurie E.; Gaonkar, Rujuta – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2010
Within the field of children's mental health, there is increasing emphasis on the idea that young people who experience mental health difficulties should be encouraged to take an active role in shaping not only their own treatment but also mental health services and systems. The terms "empowerment" and, to a lesser extent, "self-efficacy" have…
Descriptors: Empowerment, Self Efficacy, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health
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Rescorla, Leslie; Achenbach, Thomas; Ivanova, Masha Y.; Dumenci, Levent; Almqvist, Fredrik; Bilenberg, Niels; Bird, Hector; Chen, Wei; Dobrean, Anca; Dopfner, Manfred; Erol, Nese; Fombonne, Eric; Fonseca, Antonio; Frigerio, Alessandra; Grietens, Hans; Hannesdottir, Helga; Kanbayashi, Yasuko; Lambert, Michael; Larsson, Bo; Leung, Patrick; Liu, Xianchen; Minaei, Asghar; Mulatu, Mesfin S.; Novik, Torunn S.; Oh, Kyung-Ja; Roussos, Alexandra; Sawyer, Michael; Simsek, Zeynep; Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph; Weintraub, Sheila; Weisz, John; Metzke, Christa Winkler; Wolanczyk, Tomasz; Yang, Hao-Jan; Zilber, Nelly; Zukauskiene, Rita; Verhulst, Frank – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2007
This study compared parents' ratings of behavioral and emotional problems on the "Child Behavior Checklist" (Achenbach, 1991; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) for general population samples of children ages 6 to 16 from 31 societies (N = 55,508). Effect sizes for society ranged from 0.03 to 0.14. Effect sizes for gender were less than or…
Descriptors: Parents, Behavior Rating Scales, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems
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Caldarella, Paul; Young, Ellie L.; Richardson, Michael J.; Young, Benjamin J.; Young, K. Richard – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2008
The Systematic Screening for Behavior Disorders (SSBD), a multistage screening system designed to identify elementary school--age children at risk for emotional and behavioral disorders, was evaluated for use with middle and junior high school students. During SSBD Stage 1, teachers identified 123 students in grades 6 through 9 with…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, High Risk Students, Behavior Disorders, Interrater Reliability
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Reid, Robert; Riccio, Cynthia A.; Kessler, Robert H.; DuPaul, George J.; Power, Thomas J.; Anastopoulos, Arthur D.; Rogers-Adkinson, Diana; Noll, Mary-Beth – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2000
A study investigated the use of the ADHD-IV Rating Scale-School Version, with students (ages 5-18). Results suggest the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder construct is consistent across gender, however, there are differences across gender and ethnicity. For Caucasian children, externalizing behaviors are most salient in terms of…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Elementary Secondary Education, Hyperactivity
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