Identifying at-risk children at school entry: the usefulness of multibehavioral problem profiles.
Journal Article
Found that 1st-grade teacher ratings of aggressive, hyperactive-inattentive, and low levels of prosocial behaviors made unique contributions to the prediction of school outcomes (measured 2 years later) for 755 children. Person-oriented analyses compared the predictive utility of 5 screening strategies based on child problem profiles to identify children at risk for school problems. A broad screening strategy, in which children with elevations in any 1 of the 3 behavior problem dimensions were identified as "at-risk," showed lower specificity but superior sensitivity, odds ratios, and overall accuracy in the prediction of school outcomes than the other screening strategies that were more narrowly focused or were based on a total problem score. Results are discussed in terms of implications for the screening and design of preventive interventions.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Flanagan, KS; Bierman, KL; Kam, C-M
Published Date
- September 2003
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 32 / 3
Start / End Page
- 396 - 407
PubMed ID
- 12881028
Pubmed Central ID
- 12881028
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1537-4424
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1537-4416
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1207/s15374424jccp3203_08
Language
- eng