Table 1.
Internal Consistency and Cross-Informant Agreement for Syndromal Ratings (CBCL/TRF) and for Event-Specific Reactions.
Event-Specific Reactions | |||||
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Behavior | CBCL/TRF | Peer + | Adult + | Peer − | Adult − |
Internal Consistency1 | |||||
Aggression | .89/.92 | .90 | .88 | .85 | .88 |
Withdrawal | .78/.79 | .88 | .88 | .90 | .90 |
Cross-Informant Agreement2 | |||||
Aggression | .23** | .18* | .13 | .22* | .18* |
Withdrawal | .30** | .10 | .14 | .20* | .27** |
NOTE:
Alpha coefficients based on items within each scale.
Correlations (Pearson’s r) between parent and teacher ratings.
Peer/Adult + = nonaversive peer/adult events; Peer/Adult − = aversive peer/adult events. CBCL = Child Behavior Checklist; TRF = Teacher Report Form.
p < .05,
p < .01.