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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Dev. 2010 Jan-Feb;81(1):270–289. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01394.x

Table 2.

Adaptive Functioning Measures

Domains/Scales Fall Spring
scale # items M SD α λ M SD α λ
Externalizing Behavior Problems
 P-HBQ 0.29 0.21 .78 .71 0.30 0.23 .80 .75
  Oppositional Defiant 0–2 9 0.44 0.31 .77 0.46 0.33 .80
  Conduct Problems 0–2 12 0.13 0.16 .70 0.14 0.18 .77
  Overt Hostility 0–2 4 0.27 0.27 .56 0.28 0.30 .66

 T-HBQ 0.19 0.30 .89 .71 0.26 0.36 .91 .76
  Oppositional Defiant 0–2 9 0.21 0.33 .88 0.29 0.41 .92
  Conduct Problems 0–2 11 0.10 0.22 .73 0.14 0.26 .88
  Overt Hostility 0–2 4 0.25 0.41 .82 0.33 0.47 .85

 C-BPI 2.40 0.55 .81 .67 2.36 0.51 .79 .73
  Oppositional Defiant 1–7 6 2.46 0.64 .49 2.41 0.63 .53
  Conduct Problems 1–7 9 2.39 0.60 .65 2.35 0.55 .65
  Overt Hostility 1–7 7 2.32 0.65 .72 2.30 0.64 .69

Prosocial Behaviors
 P-HBQ 0–2 20 1.31 0.31 .86 .68 1.29 0.32 .88 .70

 T-HBQ 0–2 20 1.22 0.48 .95 .64 1.25 0.51 .95 .80

 C-BPI 1–7 7 5.34 0.83 .64 .74 5.42 0.79 .67 .59

School Engagement
 P-HBQ 1–4 8 3.73 0.35 .83 .65 3.65 0.42 .87 .75

 T-HBQ 0–2 8 1.80 0.28 .81 .68 1.78 0.30 .84 .65

 C-BPI 1–7 8 5.24 1.03 .80 .76 5.27 0.93 .77 .71

Academic Competence
 P-HBQ 1–7 8 5.01 1.03 .92 .85 5.19 1.03 .93 .89

 T-HBQ 1–5 5 3.34 0.80 .95 .75 3.58 0.92 .97 .86

 C-BPI 1–7 12 5.13 0.80 .71 .53 5.16 0.75 .73 .52

Notes. λ = factor loading; P-HBQ = Parent report on Health and Behavioral Questionnaire; T-HBQ = Teacher report on Health and Behavior Questionnaire; C-BPI = Child report on Berkeley Puppet Interview.