The present study investigated the differential validity of teacher rating Hyperactivity and Aggression factors in overlapping random (N = 71) and at-risk (N = 45) samples of elementary school boys. Measures included direct observations of children in the classroom and on the playground, examination of the organization of children's desks, measures of daily academic performance, peer nominations of popularity and rejection, sociometric ratings using the Pupil Evaluation Inventory, the IOWA-Conners teacher rating Hyperactivity and Aggression factors, and the Stony Brook Scale teacher rating Hyperactivity and Aggression factors. Despite high correlations between same-scale teacher rating Hyperactivity and aggression factors, considerable evidence was provided for the differential validity of the teacher rating factors based on the many measures related uniquely to each factor in both samples. Measures of academic performance, peer rating measures, and several measures of disruptive or inappropriate classroom and playground behavior provided especially strong evidence for the differential validity of both sets of teacher rating scores. However, considerable redundancy between teacher rating Hyperactivity and Aggression factors was apparent as well, especially for many of the classroom observation, playground observation, and desk observation measures. Nevertheless, differences between Hyperactivity and Aggression factors indicated that these factors are logically independent in important ways, supporting prior work validating the utility of separate hyperactivity and aggression dimensions. In addition, these results highlight the caution that must be used when evaluating the validity of teacher ratings of hyperactivity and aggression. A failure to find evidence for the independence of these factors may reflect an incomplete assessment, especially considering the lack of consensus concerning optimal measures of these constructs. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-12, Section: B, page: 4388. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1985.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75706 |
| Contributors | ATKINS, MARC STEVEN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 82 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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