Assessing changes in socioemotional adjustment across early school transitions-New national scales for children at risk

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-115

  McDermott, Paul A ^a   Watkins, Marley W ^b   Rovine, Michael J ^c   Rikoon, Samuel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral adjustment; Early childhood; Head Start; Item response theory; Preschool education; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STUDENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STUDENTS;

EID: 84873080968     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2012.10.002     Document Type: Article

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