Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation in Children Ages 3 to 6 Years: The Short Form (SCBE-30)

The factor structure and scale characteristics of the shortened version of the Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation Scale (SCBE; P. J. LaFreniere & J. E. Dumas, 1995 ) are presented for a Québec sample and 3 U.S. samples, as well as age and gender differences in the prevalence of emotional...

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Published in:Psychological assessment 1996-12, Vol.8 (4), p.369-377
Main Authors: LaFreniere, Peter J, Dumas, Jean E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Differences
Behavior
Behavior Patterns
Behavior Problems
Biological and medical sciences
Canada
Child psychology
Children & youth
Cross Cultural Differences
Developmental Measures
Early Childhood Education
Emotional Adjustment
Emotional Development
Evaluation Methods
Factor Analysis
Factor Structure
Female
Foreign Countries
Human
Human Sex Differences
Interpersonal Competence
Male
Medical sciences
Preschool Children
Psychological tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Quebec
Rating Scales
Sex Differences
Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation Scale
Social Skills
Techniques and methods
Test Construction
Test Format
Test Use
United States
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Summary:The factor structure and scale characteristics of the shortened version of the Social Competence and Behavior Evaluation Scale (SCBE; P. J. LaFreniere & J. E. Dumas, 1995 ) are presented for a Québec sample and 3 U.S. samples, as well as age and gender differences in the prevalence of emotional and behavioral problems and social competence throughout the preschool years. Principal-components analyses identified 3 factors in all 4 samples: social competence (SC); anger-aggression (AA); and anxiety-withdrawal (AW). Each 10-item scale was shown to have high interrater and test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and temporal stability over a 6-month period. Across all samples, boys were rated substantially higher on AA and lower on SC scales than girls, though no trends toward a sex difference in AW were evident. A stepwise progression in SC with increasing age was apparent in all samples. AA and AW behaviors showed a decline in the U.S., but not in the Québec sample.
ISSN:1040-3590
1939-134X
DOI:10.1037/1040-3590.8.4.369