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A multitrait-multimethod analysis of the preschool behavior questionnaire

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The Preschool Behavior Questionnaire is a teacher rating instrument yielding a total score reflecting overall level of adjustment and three subscale scores labeled Hostile/Aggressive, Anxious/Fearful, and Hyperactive/Distractible. This study assessed the convergent and discriminant validity of this teacher rating measure against two alternative measures within a multitrait-multimethod analysis. The results supported the construct validity of the Hostile/Aggressive and Anxious/Fearful scores as well as the overall score. There was, however, no support for the validity of the Hyperactive/Distractible score.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Carleton University, KIS 5B6, Ottawa, Canada

    Robert D. Hoge, Lome Meginbir, Yasmin Khan & Donna Weatherall

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This research was supported, in part, by a grant from the Pickering Foundation. The authors would like to thank Maria Bhaneja for her help in the collection and coding of data. Thanks are also extended to the teachers and children who participated in the study.

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Hoge, R.D., Meginbir, L., Khan, Y. et al. A multitrait-multimethod analysis of the preschool behavior questionnaire. J Abnorm Child Psychol 13, 119–127 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00918376

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