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How can data from the OASR and OABCL be coordinated for research purposes?

3. June 2021 Administrator Coordinating Data from Different informants, Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0)
Answer: Multi-informant data can be used to classify people as deviant vs. nondeviant by selecting a [More]

What if there are disagreements between scores obtained from different informants?

3. June 2021 Administrator Coordinating Data from Different informants, Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0)
Answer: Informants seldom agree perfectly in their reports of people’s functioning. One reason [More]

How are data coordinated from different informants?

3. June 2021 Administrator Coordinating Data from Different informants, Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0)
Answer: The most efficient way to coordinate multi-informant data is via the Ages 60-90+ Module desc [More]

Why are no Internalizing or Externalizing scales scored from the older adult forms?

3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Relations of the Older Adult Forms to ASEBA Forms for Other Ages (0)
Answer: For other ASEBA forms, factor analyses of correlations between syndrome scales (i.e., &ldquo [More]

For assessing outcomes and doing longitudinal research, how can deviance on the adult scales be analyzed in relation to deviance on the older adult scales scored later for the same individuals?

3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Relations of the Older Adult Forms to ASEBA Forms for Other Ages (0)
Answer: The profiles for all the instruments provide criteria for classifying scores as being in the [More]

For longitudinal research, how can correlations be computed between scores obtained on the ages 18-59 forms and scores obtained later on the older adult forms?

3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Relations of the Older Adult Forms to ASEBA Forms for Other Ages (0)
Answer: Correlational and regression statistics are not affected by the absolute magnitudes of the s [More]

In evaluating individuals, how much of a change in scale scores should be considered a “real” change?

3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0)
Answer: A rough approximation to statistical criteria can be applied to scale scores for individuals [More]

In research samples, how much of a change in scale scores should be considered a “real” change?

3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0)
Answer: In research designed to compare the effects of different interventions with each other or wi [More]

What is the difference between a profile and a scoring template?

3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0)
Answer: A hand-scored profile is an 8½ x 14” sheet of paper on which the items of the O [More]

Are extremely low scores on problem scales be considered deviant?

3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0)
Answer: Extremely low scores merely reflect a paucity of reported problems. The profile compresses t [More]

What are the “DSM-oriented” scales?

3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0)
Answer: Questions often arise about relations between empirically-based assessment and the diagnosti [More]

Is there a “lie” scale for the profiles?

3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0)
Answer: Deliberate lying is only one factor that can lead to excessively low or high scores, dependi [More]

Why do the profiles show gaps between successive raw scores on some scales?

3. June 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0)
Answer: Most gaps directly reflect the distributions of scores in the normative samples, where skewe [More]

Should raw scores or T scores be used to report results?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Older Adult Profile Questions (0)
Answer: For evaluating a particular person, T scores are helpful for indicating the degree to which [More]

Why are no norms shown for the “Other Problems” listed on the Profile?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Older Adult Profile Questions (0)
Answer: The “Other Problems” on the profile do not constitute a scale. They are merely t [More]

Can hand scoring be made quicker and easier?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Older Adult Profile Questions (0)
Answer: We offer scoring templates that fit over pages 2 and 3 of the forms to indicate the Personal [More]

How is the Total Problems score used?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0)
Answer: The Total Problems score provides a global index of the older adult’s overall level of [More]

What if the respondent circles two scores for a particular item or otherwise indicates that the item is true of the older adult but does not clearly indicate a score of 1 or 2?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0)
Answer: Score the item 1. [More]

What if a respondent endorses two different items when his/her comments indicate that the endorsements of both items refer to the same behavior or characteristic?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions, Scoring Older Adult Form Questions (0)
Answer: Score only the item that most specifically describes the problem. For example, if the respon [More]

Can other assessment procedures be used with the ASEBA forms?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0)
Answer: The ASEBA forms can be used in conjunction with any other assessment procedures, such as per [More]

If respondents fill out the forms, won’t this cause them to focus exclusively on the individual who is being assessed instead of on family or marital relationships?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0)
Answer: When people seek help, they expect to provide information about the problems for which help [More]

Are there machine-readable or web-based versions of the forms?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0)
Answer: Please e-mail questions about the status of machine-readable and web-based versions of the f [More]

Are there short forms that take less time to fill out?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0)
Answer: There are no authorized short forms. Most respondents can complete the OASR or OABCL in abou [More]

The OASR and OABCL instruct respondents to base ratings on the previous 2 months. What if a form is to be readministered over intervals of less than 2 months?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0)
Answer: The 2-month instruction can be adjusted for shorter intervals. If the interval is shortened [More]

Can the forms be used outside their designated age ranges?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0)
Answer: For people who are 57 to 59 years old, there will not be much error in using the older adult [More]

Can social desirability, lying, and informant characteristics, such as depression, cause biases in scores?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult 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 23. Feels too guilty and 32. Feels worthless or inferior?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0)
Answer: Subjectivity is involved in all ratings of any person by another person. Some items are less [More]

What if a respondent can’t read English but can read a different language?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0)
Answer: For the current status of translations into a particular language, please visit www.ASEBA.or [More]

What if a respondent can’t read well enough to complete a form?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0)
Answer: The forms require only fifth-grade reading skills. They can also be administered orally by a [More]

What if informants say they don’t know enough about an older adult to rate certain items?

27. May 2021 Administrator Older Adult Manual Frequently Asked Questions (0)
Answer: If an informant has known the older adult for at least 2 months, he/she should be encouraged [More]
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