Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Feb 4.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Sch. 2010 Feb 4;47(4):374–390. doi: 10.1002/pits.20476

Table 1. Means (and Standard Deviations) for Average Observer and Teacher Ratings, Parent Ratings, and [Cronbach’s alphas] for Middle-Income and Lower-Income Groups of Children.

Scale Observer Avg. Teacher Avg. Parent Observer Avg. Teacher Avg. Parent

Middle-Income Lower-Income
CTRS Hyp. 3.58 (3.45)
[.88]
4.80 (4.71)
[.94]
6.52 (4.13)
[.84]
2.91 (3.04)
[.87]
5.89 (4.80)
[.89]
6.82 (4.68)
[.85]
CTRS Con. 1.91 (2.62)
[.87]
4.23 (4.14)
[91]
7.16 (4.04)
[.81]
1.66 (2.27)
[.79]
5.60 (4.79)
[.90]
7.60 (5.32)
[.87]
CTRS Att. 2.99 (2.39)
[.74]
4.68 (4.07)
[.88]
5.12 (3.36)
[.76]
2.64 (2.20)
[.71]
6.13 (4.36)
[.86]
5.75 (4.82)
[.87]
EASI Emo. 2.95 (2.26)
[.71]
4.78 (3.16)
[.73]
7.16 (3.48)
[.72]
2.96 (2.27)
[.65]
5.93 (3.31)
[.64]
8.05 (3.96)
[.62]
EASI Act. 6.27 (3.80)
[.81]
7.51 (4.06)
[.82]
10.85 (4.01)
[.74]
5.50 (3.44)
[.76]
7.35 (3.57)
[.63]
10.56 (3.99)
[.61]
EASI Soc. 12.47 (2.39)
[.47]
13.27 (2.16)
[.25]
12.98 (2.36)
[.36]
12.31 (2.35)
[.47]
12.84 (2.31)
[.11]
12.20 (2.94)
[.37]
EASI Imp. 5.06 (3.55)
[.83]
5.87 (4.18)
[.86]
8.33 (3.49)
[.77]
4.62 (3.19)
[.82]
7.32 (3.15)
[.58]
8.99 (3.55)
[.55]

Note. CTRS Total score ranges 0-69; Attn. and Con. subscales range 0-24; Hyp. subscale ranges 0 -21. EASI subscale range 0-20. Alpha statistics are for pooled individual observers and teachers. CTRS = Conners Teacher Rating Scale; EASI = Emotionality Activity Sociability Impulsivity Temperament Survey; Act. = Activity; Att. = Inattention; Con. = Conduct Problems; Emo. = Emotionality; Hyp. = Hyperactivity; Imp. = Impulsivity; Soc. = Sociability. Avg. = Average.