Development and Validation of a Parent Version of the 'Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener' in an Elementary Sample

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Parents; Affective Behavior; Elementary Schools; Elementary School Students; Parent Student Relationship; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Screening Tests; Rating Scales; At Risk Students; Behavior Problems; Correlation; Questionnaires; Student Behavior

10.1177/0198742918798561

0198-7429

A line of research has supported the incremental and construct validity of multi-informant assessment. Accordingly, multiple universal screening systems have been designed to support the collection of information from multiple informants. The purpose of the study was to expand the "Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener" (SAEBRS) suite of tools to include a novel parent form (SAEBRS-P). Specific aims of the study included the examination of SAEBRS-P factor structure, internal consistency reliability, and concurrent validity. Screening was conducted across four elementary schools in the Pacific Northwest with 212 students and their parents. Factor analytic results supported the retention of four factors, which demonstrated acceptable internal consistency reliability. Further analyses supported SAEBRS-P concurrent criterion-related validity, indicating moderate to high correlations between SAEBRS-P and "Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire" (SDQ) scales. Limitations and implications for research are discussed.

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2019

EJ1220591