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Direct linkRodrigues, Pedro F. S.; Pandeirada, Josefa N. S.; Bem-Haja, Pedro; França, Joana – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2021
We present an initial validation of the State Anxiety Scale for Children (SASC) for Portuguese children and adolescents. No significant differences were found between sexes and among school cycle groups. The data revealed good psychometric properties and the 'anxiety-absent' and 'anxiety-present' factors were confirmed. Potential applications of…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Stress Variables, Children, Adolescents
Runyon, Katie; Barnard-Brak, Lucy; Stevens, Tara; Lan, William – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2020
The current study evaluated the validity and reliability of the SCARED on a Native American child population. Results suggest excellent internal consistency for the total score. The hierarchical model best fit the data. Overall the SCARED is a valid tool for identifying Native American children at-risk for developing anxiety disorders.
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Measures (Individuals), American Indians, Children
Howard, Amanda R. Hiles; Dandy, Kristina; Martino, Maria; Howard, John D.; Cross, David R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2019
The Attachment Behavior Checklist is a promising, but unvalidated, measure designed to assess attachment disturbances. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were conducted. Results revealed a 5-factor solution best fit the data. Individual differences in the factors were examined. The Child Behavior Checklist was used to determine…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Check Lists, Psychometrics, Child Behavior
Erford, Bradley T.; Lutz, Julie A. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2015
Using effect size results from our meta-analysis for the treatment of anxiety in school-aged youth, the practical and technical aspects of five commonly used anxiety instruments were analyzed, and effect size estimates compared to indicate the best choices for use in anxiety outcome research.
Descriptors: Anxiety, Outcomes of Treatment, Effect Size, Meta Analysis
Gordon-Hollingsworth, Arlene T.; Thompson, Julia E.; Geary, Meghan A.; Schexnaildre, Mark A.; Lai, Betty S.; Kelley, Mary Lou – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2016
The Social Support Questionnaire for Children (SSQC) is a 50-item scale that assesses children's social support from parents, relatives, nonrelative adults, siblings, and peers. The SSQC demonstrates good psychometric properties (e.g., internal consistency, factorial validity). Furthermore, the SSQC appears to be an ethnically sensitive measure of…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Questionnaires, Children, Test Construction
Peer reviewedDanielson, Carla Kmett; Phelps, Carolyn Roecker – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2003
The Children's Self-Report Social Skills Scale (CS4), a 21-item instrument, was developed to measure children's perspectives on their own social skills. Test-retest reliability and internal consistency reliability of CS4 scores were .74 and .96, respectively. Principal component analysis revealed 3 reliable components: Social Rules, Likeability,…
Descriptors: Children, Interpersonal Competence, Psychometrics, Screening Tests
Peer reviewedTrevisan, Michael S. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
The Draw a Person: Screening Procedures for Emotional Disturbance (DAP:SPED) is a projective technique used in the initial assessment of children suffering from emotional problems, and unlike most projective techniques, features sound psychometric development. (Author)
Descriptors: Children, Diagnostic Tests, Emotional Disturbances, Evaluation
Peer reviewedMerenda, Peter F. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1996
The Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC), which was designed to assess both children's and adolescents' emotional disorders, personality constructs, and behavior problems, is discussed. Discusses the BASC technical manual, and psychometric properties such as norms, reliability, and validity. Offers favorable commentary for the BASC. (KW)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Behavior Problems, Children, Emotional Disturbances
