Date of Award
Summer 2010
Document Type
Dissertation - Restricted
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Education
First Advisor
Fox, Robert
Second Advisor
Burkard, Alan
Third Advisor
Brondino, Michael
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to develop a brief screening tool to identify significant behavior problems in 0-5 year-old children. This scale supplements the previously established measures by providing a unique, brief assessment of behavior specifically designed for low-SES families with very young children. This study also intended to establish preliminary psychometric properties of the newly developed screening tool in hopes of improving the assessment process and the accuracy of identification of significant behavior problems in very young urban children...
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