Table 4.
Consistency of Ratings Above Clinically Significant Threshold as Defined by Test Creators Between Comparable BASC-3 and CBCL subscales and composites
| BASC-3—CBCL | Both Scales Above Threshold |
Both Scales Below Threshold |
Only CBCL Above Threshold |
Only BASC-3 Above Threshold |
Overall Agreement |
Kappa Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ||||||
| Hyperactivity—ADHD | 10% | 77% | 3% | 11% | 87% | 0.507 |
| Hyperactivity—Attention | 15% | 75% | 4% | 6% | 90% | 0.699 |
| Attention—Attention | 11% | 67% | 8% | 14% | 78% | 0.362 |
| Attention—ADHD | 10% | 73% | 3% | 15% | 83% | 0.424 |
| Aggression—Aggressive | 6% | 81% | 7% | 7% | 87% | 0.366 |
| Anxiety—Anxious/Depressed | 1% | 84% | 7% | 8% | 85% | 0.072 |
| Anxiety—Anxiety | 3% | 84% | 7% | 7% | 87% | 0.210 |
| Depression—Anxious/Depressed | 3% | 82% | 6% | 10% | 85% | 0.186 |
| Depression—Affective | 4% | 84% | 4% | 8% | 88% | 0.334 |
| Somatization—Somatic | 3% | 82% | 8% | 7% | 85% | 0.183 |
| Atypicality—PDD | 6% | 81% | 10% | 4% | 87% | 0.371 |
| Withdrawal—Withdrawn | 3% | 85% | 8% | 4% | 88% | 0.244 |
| Externalizing—Externalizing | 8% | 80% | 7% | 6% | 88% | 0.500 |
| Internalizing—Internalizing | 7% | 80% | 10% | 4% | 87% | 0.424 |
| BSI—Total Problems | 8% | 80% | 12% | 0% | 88% | 0.514 |
Note. BASC-3 threshold is T ≥ 60 whereas CBCL threshold is T ≥ 65 for subscale scores and T ≥ 64 for composite scores. Total percentages in each row may not add to 100% due to rounding. BSI = Behavioral Symptoms Index.