This study explores the construct validity of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), which was created as a standardized tool for recording the behaviors of children aged 4 through 16 as reported by their parents or caretakers. Since its inception in 1983, the CBCL has been applied and tested on numerous clinical samples, yielding an impressive body…

Brief annotations of instruments concerned with a variety of social skills measures appropriate for use with children from the preschool level through the third grade are provided. Included are tests designed to measure social competency, interpersonal competency, social maturity, social sensitivity, and attitudes toward others. The annotation…