Revision and restandardization of the Conners Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS-R): Factor structure, reliability, and criterion validity

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 279-291

  Keith Conners, C ^a   Sitarenios, Gill ^b   Parker, James D A ^c   Epstein, Jeffery N ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; Children; Classroom behavior; CTRS R; Rating scale

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 7344229200     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022606501530     Document Type: Article

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