Trinidad and Tobago: National Standardization, Scaling, and Validation of Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents

• In Event: 29.091 - Poster Session 4
  In Poster Session: 29.091-10 - Issues in Caribbean and African Education

Abstract

This study examined the factor structure of the Adjustment Scales for Children and Adolescents to determine if it is appropriate for use with students from Trinidad and Tobago. The sample (N = 900) included children aged 4-15 years (M = 8, SD = 2). Due to cultural differences among countries, it is necessary to determine the factor structure of psychological assessments in each population of interest. Statistically significant correlations with criterion measures are in the expected direction with ASCA scores evincing moderate to strong relations with other teacher measures and weak relations with a parent measure and reading achievement assessment. Results from exploratory and confirmatory analyses yielded the same Overactivity and Underactivity factors that have been observed in other samples.

Authors

• Paul A. McDermott, University of Pennsylvania

• Anna Rhoad, University of Pennsylvania

• Jessica Chao, University of Pennsylvania

• Marley Watkins, Baylor University

• Frank C. Worrell, University of California - Berkeley

• Tracey E. Hall, Center for Applied Special Technology