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Marcella Caputi; Erika Bazzoli; Barbara Forresi; Silvia Grazioli; Ronald M. Rapee; Simona Scaini – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2024
This study assessed the psychometric properties of the Italian version of the Preschool Anxiety Scale--Revised (PAS-R), a parent-reported measure of their preschool child's anxiety symptoms. The participants were mothers of 279 Italian preschoolers (age 2-7 years, M = 4.5 years). According to information criteria derived from a confirmatory factor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Children, Anxiety, Measures (Individuals)
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McAloney-Kocaman, Kareena; McPherson, Kerri – Early Education and Development, 2017
Research Findings: Despite it being a widely accepted measure of social, emotional, and behavioral problems among children and young people, the factor structure underlying the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is contested. Recent research has suggested a need to consider methodological bias in the SDQ, associated with the positive…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Preschool Children, Reliability, Foreign Countries
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Renshaw, Tyler L.; Cook, Clayton R. – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2018
The present studies report on the initial development and validation of the Youth Internalizing Problems Screener (YIPS), which is a 10-item self-report rating scale for assessing general internalizing problems and identifying depression and anxiety caseness within the context of school mental health screening. Results from Study 1 (N = 177)…
Descriptors: Scores, Screening Tests, Well Being, Mental Health
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Li, Li; Titsworth, Scott – American Journal of Distance Education, 2015
The current program of research included two studies that developed the Student Online Misbehaviors (SOMs) scale and explored relationships between the SOMs and various classroom communication processes and outcomes. The first study inductively developed initial SOM typologies and tested factor structure via an exploratory factor analysis.…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
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Kersten, Paula; Czuba, Karol; McPherson, Kathryn; Dudley, Margaret; Elder, Hinemoa; Tauroa, Robyn; Vandal, Alain – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2016
This article synthesized evidence for the validity and reliability of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in children aged 3-5 years. A systematic review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement guidelines was carried out. Study quality was rated using the Consensus-based Standards for the…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Meta Analysis, Questionnaires, Behavior Problems
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Myunghee Ahn, Christine; Ebesutani, Chad – Psychology in the Schools, 2015
Korean middle school students are experiencing high rates of behavioral and emotional problems, suggesting a need for comprehensive screening instruments with strong psychometric properties in school settings. The present study investigated the utility of the Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 Self-Report of Personality, Adolescent Form…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems
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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
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Dagnan, D.; Hull, A.; McDonnell, A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: Beliefs about the controllability of behaviour have been consistently shown to be important in understanding the responses of carers to the challenging behaviour of people with intellectual disabilities (IDs). This paper reports the reliability and validity of the Controllability Beliefs Scale (CBS), a 15-item measure of beliefs…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Measures (Individuals), Psychometrics, Mental Retardation
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Niclasen, Janni; Skovgaard, Anne Mette; Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo; Somhovd, Mikael Julius; Obel, Carsten – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2013
The aim of this study was to examine the factor structure of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) using a Structural Confirmatory Factor Analytic approach. The Danish translation of the SDQ was distributed to 71,840 parents and teachers of 5-7 and 10-12-year-old boys and girls from four large scale cohorts. Three theoretical models…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Models
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Hardy, Sam A.; Walker, Lawrence J.; Olsen, Joseph A.; Woodbury, Ryan D.; Hickman, Jacob R. – Developmental Psychology, 2014
The purposes of this study were to conceptualize moral identity as moral ideal self, to develop a measure of this construct, to test for age and gender differences, to examine links between moral ideal self and adolescent outcomes, and to assess purpose and social responsibility as mediators of the relations between moral ideal self and outcomes.…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Moral Development, Adolescents, Cheating
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Geng, Yaoguo; Xia, Dan; Qin, Beibei – Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 2012
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the Basic Empathy Scale (BES). The Chinese version of BES was administered to a sample (n = 1,524) aged 9-18 and 65 males with conduct disorder aged 13-18. The result of confirmatory factor analysis showed a two-factor structure with four items deleted…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Test Validity, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals)
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Wu, Yen-Tzu; Chen, Wei J.; Hsieh, Wu-Shiun; Chen, Pau-Chung; Liao, Hua-Fang; Su, Yi-Ning; Jeng, Suh-Fang – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
There has been limited epidemiologic information concerning preschoolers' behavioral and emotional problems in Eastern societies. This study was therefore aimed to investigate behavioral and emotional problems in a large sample of Taiwanese preschoolers using the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1.5-5 (CBCL/1.5-5). The CBCL/1.5-5 was scored by…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems, Preschool Children, Child Behavior
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Dowdy, Erin; Chin, Jenna K.; Twyford, Jennifer M.; Dever, Bridget V. – Journal of School Psychology, 2011
The Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition (BASC-2) Behavioral and Emotional Screening System Parent Form (BESS Parent; Kamphaus & Reynolds, 2007) is a recently developed instrument designed to identify behavioral and emotional risk in students. To describe the underlying factor structure for this instrument, exploratory (EFA)…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, School Psychologists, Factor Structure, Identification
Sibley, Margaret H.; Altszuler, Amy R.; Morrow, Anne S.; Merrill, Brittany M. – Grantee Submission, 2014
This study possessed 2 aims: (a) to develop and validate a clinician-friendly measure of academic problem behavior that is relevant to the assessment of adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and (b) to better understand the cross-situational expression of academic problem behaviors displayed by these youth. Within a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Sibley, Margaret H.; Altszuler, Amy R.; Morrow, Anne S.; Merrill, Brittany M. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2014
This study possessed 2 aims: (a) to develop and validate a clinician-friendly measure of academic problem behavior that is relevant to the assessment of adolescents with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and (b) to better understand the cross-situational expression of academic problem behaviors displayed by these youth. Within a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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