Table 1.

Descriptions, Means, and Internal Consistency Reliabilities of ESSP Measures in Study

	Description	M (SD)	Reliability (Alpha)
Child-Report Social Environmental Measures used in Typology Analysis
Neighbor-hood	Neighbors Who Care: Five items about whether adult neighbors are nice, attentive, and available to child	0.85 (0.14)	0.66*
School	Teachers Who Care: Six items about whether the teacher listens to, helps, praises, and cares about child	0.85 (0.13)	0.76
	Fun Place to Learn: Four items about whether the child looks forward to school and learning at school	0.79 (0.17)	0.81
	Fun Place to be with Other Children: Three items about whether the child has friends at school	0.88 (0.14)	0.67*
Friends	Friends Who Care: Four items about whether the child has friends who listen to, help, and have fun with the child	0.84 (0.17)	0.77
	Accepted by Other Children: Seven reverse coded items about whether the child gets picked on, teased, and excluded	0.84 (0.16)	0.85
	Friends Have Good Behavior: Five items about whether the child’s friends fight, hit, lie, or hurt others’ feelings	0.85 (0.17)	0.88
Family	Family Who Care: Eight items about whether family members listen to and are supportive to the child, and have fun together	0.89 (0.13)	0.87
Measures Used to Validation the Typology
Child-Report
	Good Physical Health: Eight items about the frequency of health complaints, such as headaches, stomachaches, or hearing problems	0.88 (0.09)	0.75
	Positive Feelings about Self: Seven items about how often the child feels good at different types of activities, such as sports, art, music, and being a friend	0.86 (0.13)	0.74
	Good Adjustment: Four items about internalizing disorders, such as feeling alone or worrying that bad things will happen	.79 (0.16)	0.74
	Knows Where to Get Support: Seven items about the availability of different types of support, such as someone who listens or provides help	.82 (0.15)	0.82
Parent-Report
	Child’s Social Skills: Eleven items about the child’s social skills, such as regulating emotions, understanding others’ feelings, and following rules	.74 (0.13)	0.86
Teacher-Report
	Child’s Social Skills: Eleven items about the child’s social skills, such as regulating emotions, understanding others’ feelings, and following rules	.76 (0.17)	0.95
	Learning Behavior: Twelve items about the child’s classroom learning behavior, such as paying attention and completing tasks	.72 (0.18)	0.97
	Academic performance: Four items about grades and grade level performance in math and reading	.01 (0.04)	0.88

^*These scales have been revised to improve their psychometric properties.