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Sosu, Edward M.; Schmidt, Peter – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2017
R. Goodman's Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is widely used to measure emotional and behavioral difficulties in childhood and adolescence. In the present study, we examined whether the SDQ measures the same construct across time, when used for longitudinal research. A nationally representative sample of parents (N = 3,375) provided…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Questionnaires, Child Behavior, Screening Tests
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Humphreys, Kathryn L.; Mehta, Natasha; Lee, Steve S. – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2012
Objective: To study the independent association of parental depression and ADHD on three dimensions of child psychopathology among 178 children aged 5 to 10 years. Method: Self-reported measures of parental depression and ADHD as well as rating scales and structure diagnostic interviews of child internalizing, ADHD, and externalizing problems were…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Rating Scales, Risk, Depression (Psychology)
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Verona, Edelyn; Javdani, Shabnam; Sprague, Jenessa – Psychological Assessment, 2011
Research on the structure of adolescent psychopathology can provide information on broad factors that underlie different forms of maladjustment in youths. Multiple studies from the literature on adult populations suggest that 2 factors, Internalizing and Externalizing, meaningfully comprise the factor structure of adult psychopathology (e.g.,…
Descriptors: Marijuana, Factor Structure, Psychopathology, Adolescents
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Tobia, Valentina; Gabriele, Maria Antonietta; Marzocchi, Gian Marco – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2013
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is an instrument developed by Goodman for screening child and adolescent psychopathology. The aim of this study is to contribute to the analysis and validation of the internal structure of the Italian SDQ teacher version (SDQ-T). The SDQ-T was completed by 301 teachers, evaluating 3,302 children…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Screening Tests, Children, Adults
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Gamez, Wakiza; Chmielewski, Michael; Kotov, Roman; Ruggero, Camilo; Watson, David – Psychological Assessment, 2011
Experiential avoidance (EA) has been conceptualized as the tendency to avoid negative internal experiences and is an important concept in numerous conceptualizations of psychopathology as well as theories of psychotherapy. Existing measures of EA have either been narrowly defined or demonstrated unsatisfactory internal consistency and/or evidence…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Anxiety, Behavior Problems, Reliability
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Ruchkin, Vladislav; Koposov, Roman; Vermeiren, Robert; Schwab-Stone, Mary – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
Objective: To confirm factor structure of the teacher Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and to compare teacher and student reports in Russian youth. Method: The SDQ and psychopathology measures were completed by teachers in a representative sample of urban adolescents (N = 528). The factor structure was examined on two randomly…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Hyperactivity, Factor Structure, Psychopathology
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Canivez, Gary L.; Sprouls, Katie – Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2010
Replication of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents (ASCA) core syndrome factor structure with a sample of 124 randomly selected Hispanic/Latino youths is reported. The six ASCA core syndromes produced the identical two-factor solution observed in other samples. Principal-axis exploratory factor analysis using multiple factor…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Psychopathology, Adolescents, Factor Analysis
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Mircea, Camelia E.; Rojahn, Johannes; Esbensen, Anna J. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Psychometric properties of Romanian translations of the "Behavior Problems Inventory-01" ("BPI-01"; Rojahn, Matson, Lott, Esbensen, & Smalls, 2001) and the "Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form" ("NCBRF"; Aman, Tasse, Rojahn, & Hammer, 1996) were explored. Respondents completed the instruments for 115…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Test Validity, Psychopathology, Child Behavior
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Canivez, Gary L.; Beran, Tanya N. – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2009
The core syndrome factor structure of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents (ASCA) was examined with a sample of 375 randomly selected Canadian youths in a large western city. The 6 ASCA core syndrome raw scores produced an identical two-factor solution as observed in samples of American youths. Principal axis exploratory factor…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Psychopathology, Adolescents, Factor Analysis
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Nigg, Joel T.; Nikolas, Molly; Miller, Torri; Burt, S. Alexandra; Klump, Kelly L.; von Eye, Alexander – Psychological Assessment, 2009
The assessment of children's perception of marital conflict is an important area of research related to family relations, children's cognitions about self, and the development of psychopathology. The leading instrument in this domain is the Children's Perception of Interparental Conflict Scale (CPIC; J. H. Grych, M. Seid, & F. D. Fincham, 1992).…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Hyperactivity, Behavior Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders
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Matson, Johnny L.; Rivet, Tessa T. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008
This study was designed to establish the initial psychometric properties of the first scale specifically developed for behavior problems of adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and intellectual disability (ID). The Autism Spectrum Disorders-Behavior Problems for Adults (ASD-BPA) consists of 20 items in which raters indicate if each item is…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Self Destructive Behavior, Mental Retardation, Autism
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Lessing, Elsie E.; Zagorin, Susan W. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1971
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Analysis, Diagnostic Tests
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Essau, Cecilia A.; Sasagawa, Satoko; Frick, Paul J. – Assessment, 2006
This study examined the structure, distribution, and correlates of a new measure of self-reported callous-unemotional (CU) traits in 1,443 adolescents (774 boys, 669 girls) between the ages of 13 to 18 years. The Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits was subjected to exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Exploratory…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Personality Measures