TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - The Scale for Assessing Emotional Disturbance: Concurrent Validity
JO  - Journal of child and family studies
A1  - Cullinan, Douglas
A1  - Harniss, Mark
A1  - Epstein, Michael
A1  - Ryser, Gail
SP  - 449
EP  - 466
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
N2  - The Scale for Assessing Emotional Disturbance (SAED) is a standardized, norm-referenced measure designed to operationalize the federal definition of Emotional Disturbance. It has demonstrated content validity and reliability. The two studies reported here address the SAED's concurrent validity. Samples in each study consisted of students identified with Emotional Disturbance. In both studies, special education teachers rated students on the SAED and a second measure of children's emotional and behavior problems. In the first study the SAED was compared to the Revised Behavior Problem Checklist. Correlations were generally moderate to high for similar subscales and low for dissimilar subscales. In the second study, the SAED was compared to the Teacher Report Form. Again, correlations generally were as expected and compatible with results of the first study. Results indicate that the SAED emotional and behavior problem subscales measure constructs akin to emotional and behavior problems measured by similar collections of item on the Revised Behavior Problem Checklist and Teacher Report Form. Implications of results and recommendations for use of the SAED are discussed.<p /> 
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SN  - 1062-1024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1016709407756
ID  - ref1
ER  -