The predictive utility of a brief kindergarten screening measure of child behavior problems

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 588-599

  Racz, Sarah Jensen ^a,f   King, Kevin M ^b   Wu, Johnny ^c   Witkiewitz, Katie ^d   Mcmahon, Robert J ^e  

^a Department of Mental Health ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

child behavior problems; screening methods; TOCA R

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENCE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SKILL; SMOKING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SYMPTOM; TEACHER OBSERVATION OF CLASSROOM ADAPTATION REVISED; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STANDARDS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84881082256     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: 19392117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032366     Document Type: Article

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