Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: Two studies of convergent validity

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 399-410

  Trout, Alexandra L ^a   Ryan, Joseph B ^a   La Vigne, Steven P ^a   Epstein, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale; Convergent validity; Early childhood assessment; Mental health; Strength based instruments

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043100313     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026059906344     Document Type: Article

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