ERIC Number: EJ905037
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Dec
Pages: 13
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
EISSN: N/A
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised in an African American Community Sample
Lyon, Aaron R.
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v28 n6 p511-523 Dec 2010
The current study used confirmatory factor analysis techniques to investigate the construct validity of the child version of the School Refusal Assessment Scale-Revised (SRAS-R) in a community sample of low socioeconomic status (SES), urban, African American, fifth and sixth graders (n = 174). The SRAS-R is the best-researched measure of school refusal behavior in youth and typically yields four functional dimensions. Results of the investigation suggested that a modified version of the four-factor model, in which three items from the tangible reinforcement dimension are removed, may have construct validity in the current sample of youth. In addition, youth endorsement of the dimension measuring avoidance of social and/or evaluative situations was positively associated with unexcused absences. Implications for further psychometric research and early identification and prevention of problematic absenteeism in low SES, ethnic minority, community samples are highlighted. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.)
Descriptors: African American Community, Construct Validity, Identification, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis, Psychometrics, Grade 6, Grade 5, Factor Structure, Urban Areas, Socioeconomic Status, Prevention, Attendance
SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 5; Grade 6
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A