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Psychometric Properties of the Therapeutic Alliance Scale for Caregivers and Parents
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Accurso, Erin C.; Hawley, Kristin M.; Garland, Ann F. – Psychological Assessment, 2013
This study examined the psychometric properties of the Therapeutic Alliance Scale for Caregivers and Parents (TASCP) in a sample of 209 caregivers whose children (4-13 years of age) presented with disruptive behavior problems to a publicly funded outpatient mental health clinic in San Diego County. Information about therapeutic alliance was…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Therapy, Measures (Individuals), Emotional Disturbances
Measuring Behavioral Regulation in Four Societies
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Wanless, Shannon B.; McClelland, Megan M.; Acock, Alan C.; Ponitz, Claire C.; Son, Seung-Hee; Lan, Xuezhao; Morrison, Frederick J.; Chen, Jo-Lin; Chen, Fu-Mei; Lee, Kangyi; Sung, Miyoung; Li, Su – Psychological Assessment, 2011
The present study examined the psychometric properties of scores from a direct measure of behavioral regulation, the Head-Toes-Knees-Shoulders task (HTKS) with 3- to 6-year-old children in the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, and China. Specifically, we investigated (a) the nature and variability of HTKS scores, including relations to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychometrics, Behavior Problems, Cross Cultural Studies
Theoretical and Statistical Derivation of a Screener for the Behavioral Assessment of Executive Functions in Children
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Garcia-Barrera, Mauricio A.; Kamphaus, Randy W.; Bandalos, Deborah – Psychological Assessment, 2011
The problem of valid measurement of psychological constructs remains an impediment to scientific progress, and the measurement of executive functions is not an exception. This study examined the statistical and theoretical derivation of a behavioral screener for the estimation of executive functions in children from the well-established Behavior…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Rating Scales, Factor Analysis, Psychometrics
Factor Structure of the Child Behavior Checklist/6-18 in a Sample of Girls Adopted from China
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Dedrick, Robert F.; Tan, Tony Xing; Marfo, Kofi – Psychological Assessment, 2008
Confirmatory factor analysis with robust weighted least squares estimation of the 103 dichotomously scored items of the Child Behavior Checklist/6-18 (T. M. Achenbach & L. A. Rescorla, 2001) in a sample of 516 girls adopted from China (ages 6.0-15.7 years; M = 8.2, SD = 1.9) indicated that the fit of the 8-factor model was good…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Females, Factor Structure, Child Behavior
Measurement of Alcohol-Related Consequences among High School and College Students: Application of Item Response Models to the Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index
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Neal, Dan J.; Corbin, William R.; Fromme, Kim – Psychological Assessment, 2006
The Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (RAPI; H. R. White & E. W. Labouvie, 1989) is a frequently used measure of alcohol-related consequences in adolescents and college students, but psychometric evaluations of the RAPI are limited and it has not been validated with college students. This study used item response theory (IRT) to examine the RAPI on…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, College Students, Item Response Theory, Program Validation