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Danielson, Melissa L.; Kassab, Hannah D.; Lee, Mary; Owens, Julie S.; Evans, Steven W.; Lipton, Corey; Charania, Sana; Young, Hayley Elia; Kubicek, Lorraine F.; Flory, Kate; Cuffe, Steven P. – Psychology in the Schools, 2023
We examined the predictive utility of the Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BASC-2-BESS) and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in identifying students with a mental disorder. Data were collected in a two-stage study over 34 months with kindergarten-12th grade (K-12) students (aged…
Descriptors: Rating Scales, Child Behavior, Predictive Validity, Mental Disorders
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Mindrila, Diana L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
To describe and facilitate the identification of child school behavior patterns, we developed a typology of child school behavior (ages 6-11 years) using the norming data (N = 2,338) for the second edition of the Behavior Assessment System for Children Teacher Rating-Child form). Latent profile analysis was conducted with the entire data set,…
Descriptors: Classification, Student Behavior, Statistical Analysis, Multivariate Analysis
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Martin, Callie; Dunham, Mardis; Patel, Samir H.; Contreras-Bloomdahl, Susana – Psychology in the Schools, 2016
"The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5)," requires that symptoms of ADHD must be "developmentally inappropriate" in order for an ADHD diagnosis to be considered. Because the DSM-5 does not specifically outline procedure for determining developmental inappropriateness of behaviors,…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Age Differences, Scores
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Myunghee Ahn, Christine; Ebesutani, Chad – Psychology in the Schools, 2015
Korean middle school students are experiencing high rates of behavioral and emotional problems, suggesting a need for comprehensive screening instruments with strong psychometric properties in school settings. The present study investigated the utility of the Behavior Assessment System for Children-2 Self-Report of Personality, Adolescent Form…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Behavior Problems, Emotional Problems
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Stachowitz, Annie L.; Choi, Hee-Sook; Schweinle, Amy – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
Eating disorders, disordered eating, and body dissatisfaction prevalence rates are on the rise among adolescent females. The present study examined the potential use of a commonly used social--emotional instrument, the Behavior Assessment System for Children-Second Edition (BASC-2), for detecting the presence of possible eating disorders in…
Descriptors: Eating Disorders, At Risk Persons, Females, Self Concept
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Perfect, Michelle M.; Levine-Donnerstein, Deborah; Archbold, Kristen; Goodwin, James L.; Quan, Stuart F. – Psychology in the Schools, 2014
The current study examined the concurrent and longitudinal relations among sleep problems with academic and psychosocial functioning in a prospective cohort study, the Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea study (TuCASA). Children were assessed between the ages of 6 and 11 years and again approximately 5 years later. Sleep disordered…
Descriptors: Sleep, Academic Achievement, Psychological Patterns, Children
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Segool, Natasha K.; Carlson, John S.; Goforth, Anisa N.; von der Embse, Nathan; Barterian, Justin A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
This study explored differences in test anxiety on high-stakes standardized achievement testing and low-stakes testing among elementary school children. This is the first study to directly examine differences in young students' reported test anxiety between No Child Left Behind (NCLB) achievement testing and classroom testing. Three hundred…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Test Anxiety, Effect Size, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Hanchon, Timothy A.; Allen, Ryan A. – Psychology in the Schools, 2013
From its inception as a disability category in the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, serving students under the special education category Emotional Disturbance (ED) has been a challenging task for school psychologists. In particular, the vague and ambiguous federal definition has created an environment in which inconsistent assessment…
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Emotional Disturbances, School Psychologists, Evaluation Methods
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Myers, Carl L.; Bour, Jennifer L.; Sidebottom, Kristina J.; Murphy, Sara B.; Hakman, Melissa – Psychology in the Schools, 2010
Broad-band or multidimensional behavior-rating scales are common tools for evaluating children. Two popular behavior-rating scales, the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition (BASC-2; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2004) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2000), have undergone downward extensions so that…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Child Behavior, Rating Scales, Classification
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Lindstrom, William A., Jr.; Lease, A. Michele; Kamphaus, Randy W. – Psychology in the Schools, 2007
External correlates of a teacher-rated typology of child adjustment developed using the Behavior Assessment System for Children were examined. Participants included 377 elementary school children recruited from 26 classrooms in the southeastern United States. Multivariate analyses of variance and planned comparisons were used to determine whether…
Descriptors: Emotional Adjustment, Elementary School Students, Social Control, Social Status
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Robins, Paul M.; Schoff, Kristin M.; Glutting, Joseph J.; Abelkop, A. Shayne – Psychology in the Schools, 2003
Examined discriminative validity of the Parent Rating Scale (PRS) of the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 1992, Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Services). Two groups were compared: a cohort with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP) (n = 49) and children from the BASC-PRS standardization sample (n = 49) matched…
Descriptors: Guidance, School Psychologists, Rating Scales, Pain
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Demaray, Michelle Kilpatrick; Malecki, Christine Kerres; Davidson, Lisa M.; Hodgson, Kelly K.; Rebus, P. Jacob – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
This study is an examination of the relationship of perceived social support and adolescents' adjustment behaviors over time. The sample (n = 82) included students from two at-risk urban middle schools. Utilizing two measures, the Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale (CASSS; C. K. Malecki, M. K. Demaray, & S. N. Elliott, 2000) and the…
Descriptors: School Support, Middle Schools, Student Adjustment, School Psychologists
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Flanagan, Dawn P.; And Others – Psychology in the Schools, 1996
Examined the psychometric relationship between two new rating scales, the Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) and the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS), for a sample (n=53) of minority kindergarten children using both parent and teacher ratings. In general, results provide preliminary convergent validity evidence for the BASC and SSRS.…
Descriptors: Children, Evaluation, Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Competence