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Miller, Joseph C.; Meier, Ellen; Muehlenkamp, Jennifer; Weatherly, Jeffrey N. – Behavior Modification, 2009
The Gambling Functional Assessment (GFA; Dixon & Johnson, 2007) is a 20-item self-report inventory identifying four potential consequences maintaining gambling behavior. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses are performed for two large, nonclinical samples of university undergraduates. For the exploratory analysis, the optimal model…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Construct Validity, Factor Structure, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Stage, Scott A.; Jackson, Hal G.; Jensen, Marcia J.; Moscovitz, Kara K.; Bush, Justin W.; Violette, Heather D.; Thurman, Stacy Ogier; Olson, Erin; Bain, Nicole; Pious, Constance – School Psychology Quarterly, 2008
Eighteen students (K-11th grade) with emotional/behavioral disorders who were at-risk for change of placement to more restrictive settings participated. Construct validity of functional behavioral assessment (FBA) was assessed with a multifunction-multimethod matrix that showed excellent convergent and divergent agreement with combined FBA methods…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Emotional Disturbances, Control Groups, Construct Validity
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Kern, Lee; Manz, Patricia – Behavioral Disorders, 2004
School-wide behavior support has experienced recent interest among educators. This approach has been embraced because of its potential for decreasing school violence and improving school climate. In this paper we examine issues related to construct, internal, external, and social validity of school-wide support as it has been conceptualized in…
Descriptors: Violence, Educational Environment, Research Design, Construct Validity
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Huebner, E. Scott; Gilman, Rich – California School Psychologist, 2004
The relevance and contribution of the construct of quality of life to assessments and intervention plans for children and youth in school settings are discussed. Theory, measurement, and research related to perceived quality of life (PQOL) are reviewed leading to the contention that PQOL information contributes incremental validity above and…
Descriptors: Intervention, Quality of Life, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Special Needs Students