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Dimensionality, Hierarchical Structure, Age Generalizability, and Criterion Validity of the GAIN's Behavioral Complexity Scale
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Conrad, Kendon J.; Conrad, Karen M.; Mazza, Jessica; Riley, Barth B.; Funk, Rod; Stein, Mark A.; Dennis, Michael L. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
This study used Rasch measurement model criteria and traditional psychometric strategies to examine key psychometric properties of the Behavioral Complexity Scale (BCS), a widely used measure of externalizing disorders that focuses on attention deficit, hyperactivity, and conduct disorders. With a sample of 7,435 persons being screened for…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Severity (of Disability)
Base Rates of Social Skills Acquisition/Performance Deficits, Strengths, and Problem Behaviors: An Analysis of the Social Skills Improvement System-Rating Scales
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Gresham, Frank M.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Kettler, Ryan J. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
Base rate information is important in clinical assessment because one cannot know how unusual or typical a phenomenon is without first knowing its base rate in the population. This study empirically determined the base rates of social skills acquisition and performance deficits, social skills strengths, and problem behaviors using a nationally…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Rating Scales, Interpersonal Competence
The Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale for Children: A Psychometric Evaluation
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Comer, Jonathan S.; Roy, Amy K.; Furr, Jami M.; Gotimer, Kristin; Beidas, Rinad S.; Dugas, Michel J.; Kendall, Philip C. – Psychological Assessment, 2009
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) has contributed to our understanding of excessive worry and adult anxiety disorders, but there is a paucity of research on IU in child samples. This gap is due to the absence of a psychometrically sound measure of IU in youth. The present study adapted parallel child- and parent-report forms of the Intolerance of…
Descriptors: Validity, Behavior Disorders, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics
The Structure of Childhood Disruptive Behaviors
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Martel, Michelle M.; Gremillion, Monica; Roberts, Bethan; von Eye, Alexander; Nigg, Joel T. – Psychological Assessment, 2010
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) frequently co-occur. Comorbidity of these 2 childhood disruptive behavior domains has not been satisfactorily explained at either a structural or etiological level. The current study evaluated a bifactor model, which allows for a "g" factor in addition to…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Relationship of Children's Depression Inventory Factors to Major Depression among Adolescents.
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Craighead, W. Edward; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1995
The relationship between Children's Depression Inventory (CDI) scores and major depression, conduct disorder, and anxiety disorders was studied for 107 psychiatric inpatients aged 12 to 18 years. Findings support total CDI score, rather than factor scores, as the most practical measure for classifying participants as depressed or not. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Anxiety, Behavior Disorders, Children
Borderline Personality Disorder Features in Nonclinical Young Adults: 1. Identification and Validation.
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Trull, Timothy J. – Psychological Assessment, 1995
Two studies involving approximately 3,500 college students were conducted to establish and validate a self-report method of identifying nonclinical young adults with significant borderline personality disorder features and to evaluate clinical correlates of this classification across relevant areas of functioning. Results support the validity of…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, College Students