Table A1.
Disruptive Behavior Scales Items for Each Site
| Site | Physical aggression | Opposition | Hyperactivity | Conduct problems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quebec | 3 items: fights with others; bullies/intimidates others; kicks/bites/hits others | 5 items: doesn’t share; irritable; disobedient; blames others; inconsiderate | 2 items: doesn’t sit still; squirmy/fidgety | 3 items: absent from school without permission (truant); steals; tells lies |
| Montreal | 3 items: fights with others; bullies/intimidates others; kicks/bites/hits others | 5 items: doesn’t share; irritable; disobedient; blames others; inconsiderate | 2 items: doesn’t sit still; squirmy/fidgety | 3 items: absent from school without permission (truant); steals; tells lies |
| Christchurch | 3 items: frequently fights with other children; bullies other children; temper outbursts | 6 items: irritable; often disobedient; defiant; impudent; stubborn; uncooperative | 7 items: squirming/fidgety; hardly ever still; restless/overactive; excitable/impulsive; short attention span; inattentive/easily distracted; poor concentration | Not available |
| Dunedin | 2 items: frequently fights with others; bullies other children | 3 items: irritable/quick to fly off the handle; often disobedient; often tells lies | 2 items: often running or jumping up and down/hardly ever still; squirmy/fidgety | 4 items: truant from school; stolen things on one or more occasions; often destroys own or others’ belongings; absent from school for trivial reasons |
| Child Development Project | 4 items: cruelty/bullying/meanness to others; fights with others; physically attacks people; threatens people | 4 items: argues a lot; defiant/talks back to staff; disobedient at school; disrupts class discipline | 5 items: can’t sit still/restless/hyperactive; impulsive/acts without thinking; can’t concentrate or pay attention for long; fails to finish things; fidgets | Not available |
| Pittsburgh | 5 items: cruelty/bullying/meanness to others; fights with others; threatens people; hits or physically fights with other students; starts a physical fight over nothing | 4 items: argues a lot; defiant/talks back to staff; disobedient at school; stubborn/sullen/irritable | 3 items: can’t concentrate or pay attention for long; can’t sit still/restless/hyperactive; fidgets | 4 items: destroys own things; destroys property belonging to others; lies or cheats; steals |