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Evaluation Of The Problem Behavior Frequency Scale-Teacher Report Form For Assessing Behavior In A Sample Of Urban Adolescents, Albert D. Farrell, Elizabeth A. Goncy, Terri N. Sullivan, Erin L. Thompson Oct 2018

Evaluation Of The Problem Behavior Frequency Scale-Teacher Report Form For Assessing Behavior In A Sample Of Urban Adolescents, Albert D. Farrell, Elizabeth A. Goncy, Terri N. Sullivan, Erin L. Thompson

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© 2018 American Psychological Association. This study evaluated the structure and validity of the Problem Behavior Frequency Scale-Teacher Report Form (PBFS-TR) for assessing students' frequency of specific forms of aggression and victimization, and positive behavior. Analyses were conducted on two waves of data from 727 students from two urban middle schools (Sample 1) who were rated by their teachers on the PBFS-TR and the Social Skills Improvement System (SSIS), and on data collected from 1,740 students from three urban middle schools (Sample 2) for whom data on both the teacher and student report version of the PBFS were obtained. Confirmatory …


Assessment Of Adolescents’ Victimization, Aggression, And Problem Behaviors: Evaluation Of The Problem Behavior Frequency Scale, Albert D. Farrell, Terri N. Sullivan, Elizabeth A. Goncy, Anh-Thuy H. Le Jan 2016

Assessment Of Adolescents’ Victimization, Aggression, And Problem Behaviors: Evaluation Of The Problem Behavior Frequency Scale, Albert D. Farrell, Terri N. Sullivan, Elizabeth A. Goncy, Anh-Thuy H. Le

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This study evaluated the Problem Behavior Frequency Scale (PBFS), a self-report measure designed to assess adolescents’ frequency of victimization, aggression, and other problem behaviors. Analyses were conducted on a sample of 5,532 adolescents from 37 schools at 4 sites. About half (49%) of participants were male; 48% self-identified as Black non-Hispanic; 21% as Hispanic, 18% as White non-Hispanic. Adolescents completed the PBFS and measures of beliefs and values related to aggression, and delinquent peer associations at the start of the 6th grade and over 2 years later. Ratings of participants’ behavior were also obtained from teachers on the Behavioral Assessment …