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Dowdy, Erin; Harrell-Williams, Leigh; Dever, Bridget V.; Furlong, Michael J.; Moore, Stephanie; Raines, Tara; Kamphaus, Randy W. – School Psychology Review, 2016
Increasingly, schools are implementing school-based screening for risk of behavioral and emotional problems; hence, foundational evidence supporting the predictive validity of screening instruments is important to assess. This study examined the predictive validity of the Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 Behavioral and Emotional Screening…
Descriptors: High School Students, Measurement Techniques, Screening Tests, Behavior Problems
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Furlong, Michael J.; Sharkey, Jill D.; Bates, Michael P.; Smith, Douglas C. – Journal of School Violence, 2004
This article explores psychometric characteristics of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey (YRBS), one of the most widely used instruments to assess the prevalence of violent and other high-risk behaviors in secondary school settings. Response patterns were analyzed for a subset of 414 youths who indicated that they had carried a weapon to…
Descriptors: Weapons, Violence, Incidence, Response Style (Tests)