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Type A Behavior in Normal and Hyperactive Children: Multisource Evidence of Overlapping Constructs.
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Whalen, Carol K.; Henker, Barbara – Child Development, 1986
Examines relations between Matthews Youth Test for Health ratings on hyperactive boys and diverse measures obtained from five sources: direct behavior observations; staff evaluations, nonparticipant observer ratings, peer nominations, and self-reports. (HOD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Rating Scales, Children, Evaluation Methods
Validation of the Classroom Behavior Inventory
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Blunden, Dale; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1974
Factor-analytic methods were used toassess contruct validity of the Classroom Behavior Inventory, a scale for rating behaviors associated with hyperactivity. The Classroom Behavior Inventory measures three dimensions of behavior: Hyperactivity, Hostility, and Sociability. Significant concurrent validity was obtained for only one Classroom Behavior…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales, Behavioral Science Research
An Investigation of Relationships between Social Behavior and ADHD in Children and Youth: Construct Validity of the Home and Community Social Behavior Scales.
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Merrell, Kenneth W.; Boelter, Eric – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2001
Two studies investigated the construct validity of the Home and Community Social Behavior Scales (HCSBS), a new behavior rating scale for assessing children's social behavior, and relationships between characteristics of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and children's social behavior. Results indicated a strong link between social behavior…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Rating Scales, Construct Validity, Elementary Secondary Education
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder among Mentally Retarded Children.
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Fee, Virginia E.; And Others – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 1994
Teachers completed the Connors' Teacher Rating Scale on 100 boys (ages 6-8) who either had attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), mental retardation, both ADHD and mental retardation, or no disability. Children with mental retardation were generally more anxious than normal peers, but there were few differences between the normal IQ ADHD…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Anxiety, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Problems
Comparing Parent and Teacher Ratings of Social Competence and Problem Behaviors.
Tasse, Marc J.; Lecavalier, Luc – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 2000
A comparison between parent and teacher ratings of 109 school children on the French version of the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form, which measures social competence and problem behaviors of children with developmental disabilities, was conducted. Ratings differed significantly on three problem behavior subscales: conduct problem,…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Behavior Rating Scales