Psychometric evaluation of the Children's Behavior Questionnaire-Very Short Form in preschool children using parent and teacher report

Early Childhood Research Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 302-313

  Allan, Nicholas P ^a   Lonigan, Christopher J ^b   Wilson, Shauna B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's Behavior Questionnaire Very Short Form; Factor analysis; Preschool children; Psychometrics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873830480     PISSN: 08852006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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