Confirmatory factor analysis of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2 (BERS-2) Parent and Youth Rating Scales

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-37

  Buckley, Jacquelyn A ^a   Ryser, Gail ^b   Reid, Robert ^c   Epstein, Michael H ^c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PRO ED   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d Center for At Risk Children's Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral and emotional rating scale; Confirmatory factor analysis; Strength based assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646489044     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-005-9000-2     Document Type: Article

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