ERIC Number: EJ877477
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Nov
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0198-7429
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Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2 Parent Report: Exploring a Spanish Version with At-Risk Students
Sharkey, Jill; You, Sukkyung; Morrison, Gale; Griffiths, Amy
Behavioral Disorders, v35 n1 p53-65 Nov 2009
Youth strengths are as important to consider as deficits in understanding developmental outcomes and thus are an important component of psychoeducational assessment. Latino/as are understudied with regard to strength-based constructs, although cultural and socioeconomic factors may be related to differences in Latino/a parents' views of their children's strengths and school experiences. The Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2 (BERS-2) Parent Report is one of the most widely used measures to examine school-based strengths of students. With two sets of data collected with Spanish-speaking Latino/a parents of students aged 9 to 14 years, the authors examined the BERS-2 to explore and then preliminarily confirm latent constructs present in reports of their children's strengths. A three-factor model, labeled Self-Control, School Participation, and Emotional Health, emerged as an alternative fit to the data. Results indicate that the BERS-2 measures culturally sensitive constructs, yet amended procedures may enhance the assessment of student strengths from the parent perspective, particularly when working with Spanish-speaking Latino/a families. (Contains 6 tables and 1 note.)
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Mental Health, Rating Scales, Parents, Psychoeducational Methods, Student Behavior, Evaluation Methods, Hispanic Americans, Preadolescents, Early Adolescents, Spanish Speaking, Self Control, Student Participation, Emotional Development, Cultural Relevance, Factor Structure, At Risk Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale
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