@article{ref1,
title="An International Assessment of the Emotional and Behavioral Strengths of Youth",
journal="Journal of child and family studies",
year="2009",
author="Lappalainen, Kristiina and Savolainen, Hannu and Kuorelahti, Matti and Epstein, Michael",
volume="18",
number="6",
pages="746-753",
abstract="The assessment of emotional and behavioral strengths has been identified as an important part of the assessment process for children referred for specialized services. The Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2 (BERS-2; Epstein, Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: a strength-based approach to assessment. PRO-Ed, Austin, TX, 2004) was developed as a standardized, norm-referenced instrument to measure strengths of children and youth, and has been found to be a psychometrically sound instrument. We determined the psychometric characteristics of the BERS-2 with a Finnish sample. The BERS-2 was translated in Finnish and 608 Finnish 9th graders filled in the self-evaluation. Results showed that the five subscales of BERS-2 have good reliability and formed a strong strength index. In general, females scored higher than males and special education students scored lower than non-special education students. This study suggests that the translated version of BERS-2 is a valid and reliable instrument in Finland.<p />",
language="",
issn="1062-1024",
doi="10.1007/s10826-009-9287-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-009-9287-5"
}