Table 2.

Standardized Factor Loadings on the Predicted Five Factors for Teachers (N = 676) and Parents (N = 505)

	Standardized factor loadings
Predicted factor and questionnaire item	1	2	3	4	5
Emotional Symptoms
3. Often complains of headaches, stomachaches, or sickness	.37/.43
8. Many worries or often seems worried	.70/.57
13. Often unhappy, downhearted, or tearful	.66/.59
16. Nervous or clingy in new situations, easily loses confidence	.59/.59
24. Many fears, easily scared	.68/.62
Conduct Problems
5. Often loses temper		.64/.58
7. Generally well behaved, usually does what adults request		−.80/−.50
12. Often fights with other children or bullies them		.79/.75
18. Often lies or cheats		.69/.64
22. Steals from home, school, or elsewhere		.58/.45
Hyperactivity–Inattention
2. Restless, overactive, cannot stay still for long			.89/.74
10. Constantly fidgeting or squirming			.87/.73
15. Easily distracted, concentration wanders			.74/.75
21. Thinks things out before acting			−.66/−.49
25. Good attention span, sees work through to the end			−.70/−.63
Peer Relationship Problems
6. Rather solitary, prefers to play alone				.28/.44
11. Has at least one good friend				−.70	.34a
14. Generally liked by other children				−.85	.45a
19. Picked on or bullied by other children				.41/.67
23. Gets along better with adults than with other children				.17/.49
Prosocial Behaviour
1. Considerate of other people’s feelings					.80/.56
4. Shares readily with other children, for example toys, treats, pencils					.75/.49
9. Helpful if someone is hurt, upset, or feeling ill					.70/.64
17. Kind to younger children					.64/.45
20. Often offers to help others (parents, teacher, other children)					.62/.57

Note. Bold values are the standardized factor loadings for teachers. All others are the standardized factor loadings for parents.

^aThe standardized factor loadings for Items 11 and 14 on the parent questionnaire are reported on the Prosocial Behavior scale.