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From a population of 130 boys between 7 and 14 years of age who had been clinically diagnosed as aggressive, hyperactive, or withdrawn, 32, 31, and 32 Ss, respectively, were randomly selected. All Ss were rated on the Behavior Problem Checklist (BPC) and the Devereux Elementary School Behavior rating scales (DESB) during the 1971–72 academic year. A descriptive intercorrelation matrix was generated for the 4 BPC scales and the 14 DESB scales. Three stepwise discriminant analyses were run: (a) BPC scales only, (b) DESB scales only, and c) BPC and DESB scales combined. In terms o f statistical and practical considerations, the four BPC subscales by themselves attained the optimal predictive accuracy 65%, or 62 of 95 children correctly identified).
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Portions of this paper were read at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, April, 1974.
The studies reported herein were supported by a research grant to Buttonwood Farms (a summer camp offering academic and recreational therapy to socially and emotionally disturbed children and located on Easton Road, Ottsville, Pennsylvania 18942) under the auspices of Montgomery County Intermediate Unit No. 23 (Special Education Center, 1605B West Main Street, Norristown, Pennsylvania 19401). The grant, OEG-0-70-3557-(607), was made by the Bureau of Research, United States Office of Education. The research project was also aided by consultation from Pennsylvania Resources and Information Center for Special Education (PRISE; 443 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406) by means of grant No. R-22-H, 48-70-0003-0, under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Dr. Mann is Project Director and Dr. Proger is Chief Statistical Consultant. Green, Bayuk, and Burger served as research consultants during the conduct of the study. The views expressed herein are solely those of the authors, and no endorsement of these views by any of the supporting agencies is to be inferred. The investigators are deeply grateful to Mrs. Nancy Anderson, Assistant Director of Special Education for Intermediate Unit No. 23 in charge of the Learning and Adjustment Programs, and to her psychiatric staff. Without their cooperation, this controlled investigation would not have been possible.
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Proger, B.B., Mann, L., Green, P.A. et al. Discriminators of clinically defined emotional maladjustment. J Abnorm Child Psychol 3, 71–82 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00916033
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