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Sikorska, Iwona; Adamczyk-Banach, Magdalena; Polak, Mateusz – Psychology in the Schools, 2021
There is a lack of Polish-language assessment instruments measuring resilience in preschool children. One of the most comprehensive instruments is the Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA): a parent- or teacher-report instrument that measures children's protective and risk factors. It is used to guide resilience training, and to screen for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Behavior Rating Scales, Risk
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Evans, Linda Garner; Oehler-Stinnett, Judy – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
Tornadoes and other natural disasters can lead to anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children. This study provides further validity for the Oklahoma State University Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Scale-Child Form (OSU PTSDS-CF) by comparing it to the Behavior Assessment System for Children Self-Report of Personality (BASC-SRP).…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Natural Disasters, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Test Validity
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Blaha, John; Chomin, Larry – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Investigated the relationship among eight dimensions of reading attitude and measures of academic aptitude, locus of control, and field independence for 322 inner-city fifth graders. Verbal academic aptitude correlated significantly with the Expressed Reading Difficulty, Reading Anxiety, Silent versus Oral Reading, and Reading as Enjoyment reading…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Anxiety, Children, Correlation