For longitudinal research, how an correlations be computed between the preschool scores and subsequent scores on the school-age forms? 18. June 2021 Administrator (0) [More]
If the preschool forms are completed for a child and the school-age CBCL or TRF is completed when the child is older, how can the scores from the earlier and later assessments be compared? 18. June 2021 Administrator (0)
How much of a change in a child's score on a scale should be considered "real" change? 18. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Preschool Profile Questions (0)
What is the difference between a profile and a template? 18. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Preschool Profile Questions (0) Answer: A hand-scored profile is an 8.5 x 14" sheet of paper on which the problem it [More]
What are the "DSM-oriented" scales? 18. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Preschool Profile Questions (0) Answer: Questions are often raised about relations between empirically-based assessment and the [More]
Is there a "lie" scale for the profiles? 18. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Preschool Profile Questions (0)
How are clinical interpretations of the profiles made? 15. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Preschool Profile Questions (0) Answer: The profiles are intended as standardized descriptions of behavior, as seen by th [More]
Why are there gaps between successive raw scores on some scales of the profiles? 15. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Preschool Profile Questions (0) Answer: Most gaps directly reflect the distributions of scores in the normative samples, [More]
Should there be separate norms for mothers' and fathers' CBCL/1.5-5 ratings or for different ethnic groups? 15. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Preschool Profile Questions (0) Answer: As detailed in Chapter 8, differences between the mean scale scores obtained from [More]
Should extremely low scores be considered deviant? 15. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Preschool Profile Questions (0) Answer: Extremely low scores merely reflect the absence of reported problems. The p [More]
Should raw scores or T scores be used to report results? 15. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Preschool Profile Questions (0) Answer: For evaluating a particular child, T scores are helpful for indicating the degree [More]
Why are there no norms for the "Other Problems" listed on the profile? 15. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Preschool Profile Questions (0) Answer: The "Other Problems" on the profile do not constitute a scale. They ar [More]
Why are there no norms for the "Other Problems" listed on the profile? 15. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Preschool Profile Questions (0) Answer: The "Other Problems" on the profile do not constitute a scale. They ar [More]
Can hand-scoring be made quicker and easier? 15. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Preschool Profile Questions (0) Answer: We offer scoring templates that fit over the forms to indicate the syndrome and DSM-ori [More]
How do the profiles differ from the previous additions? 9. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Preschool Profile Questions (0) Answer: Chapter 2 describes the current profile scales in detail. Briefly, the main [More]
How is the Total Problems score used? 9. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Questions about CBCL/ 1.5-5 and C-TRF (0) Answer: The Total Problems score provides a global index of the child's problems, as seen [More]
Should forms that have many unanswered items be scored? 9. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Questions about CBCL/ 1.5-5 and C-TRF (0) Answer: The scoring instructions (Appendix A) give rules for dealing with unanswered item [More]
How is item 100 figured in the total score? 9. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Questions about CBCL/ 1.5-5 and C-TRF (0) Answer: If the respondent enters on item 100 a problem that is not clearly covered by ano [More]
On item 100. Please write in any problems the child has that were not listed above, what should be done if a respondent describes behavior that is specified elsewhere on the problem list? 9. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Questions about CBCL/ 1.5-5 and C-TRF (0) Answer: Score the item only where it is most precisely specified on the problem list, whet [More]
What if the respondent circles two scores for a particular item or otherwise indicates that the item is true of the child but does not clearly indicate a score of 1 or 2? 9. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Questions about CBCL/ 1.5-5 and C-TRF (0) Answer: Score the item 1. [More]
What if the respondent scores two different items when his/her comments indicate that they refer to exactly the same problem? 7. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Questions about CBCL/ 1.5-5 and C-TRF (0) Answer: Score only the item that most specifically describes the behavior. For example, i [More]
Can other assessment procedures - such as play sessions, tests, behavioral observations, and family assessment - be used with the ASEBA forms? 7. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: The ASEBA forms can be used in conjunction with any other assessment procedures. [More]
If respondents fill out the forms, won't this cause them to focus on the child's problems instead of the family system? 7. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: When people seek help for a child, they expect to provide information about the c [More]
Are there machine-readable versions of the forms? 7. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: Check our website (aseba.org), or email us (mail@aseba.org) your questions about machin [More]
Are there short forms that take less time to fill out? 7. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: There are no short forms. Most respondents can complete the forms in about [More]
The forms instruct the respondent to base ratings on the previous 2 months. What if a form is to be readministered over intervals of less than 2 months? 7. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: The 2-month instrusction can be shortened to suit the interval being used. If the [More]
Can the forms be used for anges below 1.5 and above 5? 7. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: For children who are a few months younger than 1.5 or older than 5, there is not likely [More]
Can social desirability, lying, and other informant characteristics such as depression cause biases in scores? 7. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: Many informant characteristics may be associated with scores on all kinds of questionnaires. [More]
Don't certain items involve subjective judgments, such as 27. Doesn't seem to feel guilty after misbehaving and 33. Feelings are easily hurt? 7. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: Subjectivity is involved in all ratings of any person by another person. Some ite [More]
What if a respondent can't read English but can read a different language? 7. June 2021 Administrator Preschool Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0) Answer: At this writing, we know of translations of our forms into the 58 languages listed in T [More]