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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 10.
Published in final edited form as: J Posit Behav Interv. 2016 Mar 4;18(4):230–240. doi: 10.1177/1098300716632590

Table 4.

PFS-SaNA Correlations With Teacher and Parent Measures.

PFS-SaNA Teacher-report TCSSAS r p
PFS-SaNA total score TCSSAS total score .44 <.001
Gets depressed, anxious, or irritable Depressed, anxious, or irritable .17 .002
Has good relations with other students Relations with other students .28 <.001
Spends time with students who break school rules Spends time with students who break school rules .31 <.001
Follows classroom rules Follows classroom rules .41 <.001
Focuses and stays on task in class Stays on task .35 <.001
Completes homework and assignments on time Completes homework and assignments on time .33 <.001

PFS-SaNA Parent-report measures r p

PFS-SaNA total score TRISK + SSRI standardized total score .79 <.001
Gets depressed, anxious, or irritable Depressed, anxious, or irritable .53 <.001
Has good relations with other students Relations with other students .39 <.001
Spends time with students who break school rules Spends time with students who break school rules .50 <.001
Follows classroom rules Follows classroom rules .34 .002
Focuses and stays on task in class Able to focus and stay on task in class .65 <.001
Completes homework and assignments on time Completes homework and assignments on time .61 <.001
Cooperates with adults Cooperates with adults .28 .008
Avoids tasks that seem difficult or challenging Does not avoid tasks that seem difficult or challenging .58 <.001
Shows up on time to school or other activities Attends and shows up on time for school or other activities .21 .057
Behaves well at school Behaves well at school .57 <.001
Gets easily distracted by other kids Does not get distracted by other kids .54 <.001
Likes attending school Likes attending school .55 <.001
Gets grades that are appropriate for his or her skills Gets grades that are appropriate for his or her skills .69 <.001

Note. PFS-SaNA = Positive Family Support–Strengths and Needs Assessment; TCSSAS = Teacher Concern for Student School Adjustment Scale; TRISK = Teacher Risk Assessment; SSRI = Secondary School Readiness Inventory.