The revised Conners' Parent Rating Scale (CPRS-R): Factor structure, reliability, and criterion validity

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 257-268

  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; Childhood; CPRS R; Parents; Rating scale

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 7344263462     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022602400621     Document Type: Article

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