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Cross-Informant Agreement for Ratings for Social Skill and Problem Behavior Ratings: An Investigation of the Social Skills Improvement System--Rating Scales
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Gresham, Frank M.; Elliott, Stephen N.; Cook, Clayton R.; Vance, Michael J.; Kettler, Ryan – Psychological Assessment, 2010
One of the most consistent findings in rating scale research with children and adolescents is the modest agreement among different informants' ratings. The present study systematically explored patterns of agreement among teachers, parents/caregivers, and students in domains of social skills and problem behaviors using the Social Skills…
Descriptors: Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Caregivers, Validity, Rating Scales
Analyzing the Convergent and Discriminant Validity of States and Traits: Development and Applications of Multimethod Latent State-Trait Models
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Courvoisier, Delphine S.; Nussbeck, Fridtjof W.; Eid, Michael; Geiser, Christian; Cole, David A. – Psychological Assessment, 2008
The analysis of convergent and discriminant validity is an integral part of the construct validation process. Models for analyzing the convergent and discriminant validity have typically been developed for cross-sectional data. There exist, however, only a few approaches for longitudinal data that can be applied for analyzing the construct…
Descriptors: Multitrait Multimethod Techniques, Construct Validity, Validity, Anxiety
Parent, Teacher, and Child Ratings of Problem Behaviors of Youngsters with Serious Emotional Disturbances.
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Greenbaum, Paul E.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1994
Method effects as a source of construct invalidity were evaluated for parent, teacher, and child ratings of problem behaviors among 489 children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbances. Multitrait multimethod analysis indicated large method effects for each rater. Such effects may be measurement artifact, situational differences, or…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Children, Construct Validity
Assessing Children's States of Mind: A Multitrait, Multimethod Study.
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Daleiden, Eric L.; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1996
Results of assessment with 34 children, 35 adolescents, and 40 undergraduates show that State of Mind (SOM) model ratios varied significantly depending on measurement method and self-versus-other condition, although age did not significantly influence SOM ratios, suggesting that the SOM model set point is applicable to children. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Diagnostic Tests