Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2 (BERS-2) Parent and Youth Rating Scales

Autor/inn/en	Buckley, Jacquelyn A.; Ryser, Gail; Reid, Robert; Epstein, Michael H.
Titel	Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2 (BERS-2) Parent and Youth Rating Scales
Quelle	In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, 15 (2006) 1, S.27-37 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-1024
DOI	10.1007/s10826-005-9000-2
Schlagwörter	Emotional Disturbances; Family Involvement; Factor Structure; Rating Scales; Parents; Factor Analysis; Emotional Response; Behavior Problems; Youth; Psychometrics; Child Behavior; Interpersonal Relationship; Academic Achievement; Affective Behavior; Disabilities; Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gefühlsstörung; Faktorenstruktur; Rating-Skala; Eltern; Faktorenanalyse; Emotionales Verhalten; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Schulleistung; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Handicap; Behinderung
Abstract	We confirmed the factor structure of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2nd Edition (BERS-2) with a normative parent and youth sample. The BERS-2, based on the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS), is a standardized instrument that assesses children's emotional and behavioral strengths. The original BERS was renormed to create a separate parent scale (Parent Rating Scale) and a youth self-report scale (Youth Rating Scale). In this study, we investigated whether the five-factor structure of the original BERS (i.e., interpersonal strengths, family involvement, intrapersonal strengths, school functioning, and affective strengths) could be replicated with normative parent and youth respondents. A total of 927 parents of students with and without disabilities and 1301 youth with and without disabilities volunteered to participate in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine the extent to which the normative parent and youth data fit the original five-factor BERS structure. Results indicated that the five-factor structure demonstrated an acceptable fit with the normative parent and youth samples. Practical implications and future research ideas are discussed. (As Provided).
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