following scoring: Not at all = 0, Just a little = 1, Pretty Much = 2, Very much = 3. Scale _________Oppositional / Defiant (items 2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 19) For a Diagnostic Measure To determine a diagnostic measure based on how a scores compare to child’s normative data, for the externalizing compute the average rating for the items scale as above. Then, using the information from the table of norms in Pelham et al. (1992), determine where the child falls in relation to other children. A variety of cutoff scores can be used (e.g., 2 standard deviations above the mean). The Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale is a well-established protocol Selection with good psychometric properties that is based on diagnostic criteria from the Rationale: 4th Edition Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Parent/Teacher Disruptive Behavior Disorder Rating Scale. Center for Source: Children and Families. Florida International University. Adolescent Life Stage: Child Language of English, Spanish source: Parents and/or teachers of children aged 4-14 years (preschool through grade Participant: 8) Personnel and Training None Required: Equipment None Needs: Standards: Barkley, R. A. (1997). Defiant children: A for assessment clinician’s manual (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford. and parent training General Molina, B., & Pelham, W. (2003). Childhood predictors of adolescent references: substance use in a longitudinal study of children with ADHD. Journal of 497-507. Abnormal Psychology, 112,
following scoring: Not at all = 0, Just a little = 1, Pretty Much = 2, Very much = 3. Scale _________Oppositional / Defiant (items 2, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 19) For a Diagnostic Measure To determine a diagnostic measure based on how a child’s scores compare to normative data, compute the average rating for the items for the externalizing scale as above. Then, using the information from the table of norms in Pelham et al. (1992), determine where the child falls in relation to other children. A variety of cutoff scores can be used (e.g., 2 standard deviations above the mean). Selection Rationale: The Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale is a well-established protocol with good psychometric properties that is based on diagnostic criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition Source: Parent/Teacher Disruptive Behavior Disorder Rating Scale. Center for Children and Families. Florida International University. Life Stage: Adolescent Child Language of source: English, Spanish Participant: Parents and/or teachers of children aged 4-14 years (preschool through grade 8) Personnel and Training Required: None Equipment Needs: None Standards: General references: Barkley, R. A. (1997). Defiant children: A clinician’s manual for assessment and parent training (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford. Molina, B., & Pelham, W. (2003). Childhood predictors of adolescent substance use in a longitudinal study of children with ADHD. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 112, 497-507.
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