Normative and parametric analyses of school maladjustment

Format and instructional revisions were made in the TRF, a previously reported school adjustment measure, to extend its diagnostic, prescriptive, and empirical utility. Factor analyses of school adjustment ratings on the revised CARS with a normative sample of "healthy" primary graders dem...

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Published in:American journal of community psychology 1975-12, Vol.3 (4), p.291-301
Main Authors: Lorion, Raymond P., Cowen, Emory L., Caldwell, Robert A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Child
Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Female
Humans
Indexing in process
Male
Mental Disorders - prevention & control
Psychological Tests - instrumentation
Schools
Sex Factors
Social Adjustment
Students
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Summary:Format and instructional revisions were made in the TRF, a previously reported school adjustment measure, to extend its diagnostic, prescriptive, and empirical utility. Factor analyses of school adjustment ratings on the revised CARS with a normative sample of "healthy" primary graders demonstrated that while the revisions maintained the scale's original three-factor structure, they increased specific item factor loadings and accounted scale variance. To extend the screening utility of the proposed measure, normative and parametric comparisons are reported describing adjustment ratings for sex, age, and city/country subgroups. Comparisons of children who are or are not referred to a secondary prevention program provide evidence of the CARS discriminative validity and screening potential.
ISSN:0091-0562
1573-2770
DOI:10.1007/BF00880772