Psychometric properties and clinical utility of the school refusal assessment scale in a multiethnic sample

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 247-258

  Higa, Charmaine K ^a   Daleiden, Eric L ^a   Chorpita, Bruce F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Functional assessment; Prescriptive treatment; School refusal behavior

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 1842790616     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020727016113     Document Type: Article

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