Convergent Validity of the Early Childhood Behavior Problem Screening Scale  

Authors

Annette Griffith, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
J. Ron Nelson, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Michael Epstein, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Bjorn Pederson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

9-2008

Comments

Published in Journal of Early Intervention 30:4 (September 2008), pp. 282-294; doi 10.1177/1053815108320792 Copyright © 2008 Sage Publications. Used by permission. http://jei.sagepub.com

Abstract

This study examined the convergent validity of the parent and teacher versions of the Early Childhood Behavior Problem Screening Scale (ECBPSS) with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form (C-TRF), respectively. Data were collected on a sample of preschool and kindergarten students (n = 149) from two medium-sized cities in the Midwest. Analyses of both the parent and teacher versions of the ECBPSS were corre¬lated with the corresponding Internalizing, Externalizing, and Total Problem scale scores of the CBCL and the C-TRF. The present findings and future research directions and limitations are discussed.