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Direct linkMcDermott, Paul A.; Watkins, Marley W.; Rovine, Michael J.; Rikoon, Samuel H. – Journal of School Psychology, 2013
This article reports the development and evidence for validity and application of the Adjustment Scales for Early Transition in Schooling (ASETS). Based on primary analyses of data from the Head Start Impact Study, a nationally representative sample (N = 3077) of randomly selected children from low-income households is configured to inform…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Test Validity, Disadvantaged Youth, Social Adjustment
Peer reviewedMcDermott, Paul A. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 1980
To discover what patterns of syndromic profiles may commonly exist among children, the data for the most recent revision of the Bristol Social Adjustment Guides are reanalyzed. The syndrome scores for all 2,527 five to fifteen-year-old regular school children in the standardization sample were grouped into similar profile patterns by hierarchical…
Descriptors: Classification, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances, Social Adjustment
Peer reviewedMcDermott, Paul A. – School Psychology Review, 1983
Syndrome scores for the normative school-age population of the revised Bristol Social Adjustment Guides were grouped according to sequential hierarchical cluster analyses. Sixteen homogeneous syndromic profile types emerged and are described in this article (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Classification, Cluster Analysis
Peer reviewedMcDermott, Paul A.; Watkins, Marley W. – Behavioral Disorders, 1981
To examine patterns of maladjustment in preschool children, 173 children from a general kindergarten population were observed and rated by teachers using the Bristol Social Adjustment Guides. Principal-components factor analysis with varimax rotation extracted three dimensions of maladaptivity (i.e., general overreaction, socioemotional…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Development
Peer reviewedMcDermott, Paul A. – Psychology in the Schools, 1982
Assessed the cross-sex similarity of behavioral disturbance dimensions as measured by the Bristol Social Adjustment Guides (BSAG) using a sample of 2,527 Ontario schoolchildren. Results confirmed the cross-sex equivalence in the factor structure and support the use of the BSAG's under- and overreaction scales as indicators of maladjustment. (JAC)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedMcDermott, Paul A.; Mordell, Melissa; Stoltzfus, Jill C. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2001
Administered standardized measures of cognitive ability, academic achievement, classroom learning behavior, and school social-emotional adjustment to students aged 6-17 years (N=1,268). Analyses revealed four distinct and reliable student performance factors (Disciplined Behavior, Motivation, Verbal Learning, Nonverbal Learning). The performance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment
Peer reviewedMcDermott, Paul A. – Psychological Assessment, 1993
Design, nationwide standardization, and validation of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents are presented, using a norm sample of 1,400 5- through 17-year-olds, with an additional 1,418 in supplementary samples. Eight reliable and distinct syndromes are recognized, six of which are generalizable across age, gender, and ethnicity. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Children
