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title: Why are no Internalizing or Externalizing scales scored from the older adult forms?
description: "Answer: For other ASEBA forms, factor analyses of correlations between syndrome scales (i.e., &ldquo"
url: "https://answers.aseba.org/post/why-are-no-internalizing-or-externalizing-scales-scored-from-the-older-adult-forms/"
updated: "2024-01-30"
category: ASEBA Forms
tags:
  - "OABCL 60-99"
  - "OASR 60-99"
  - Older Adult Age Forms
---

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

Answer: For other ASEBA forms, factor analyses of correlations between syndrome scales (i.e., “second-order” factor analyses) have yielded two groupings of syndromes designated as “Internalizing” and “Externalizing.” However, as detailed in Chapter 7, we did not find clear-cut Internalizing and Externalizing groupings of OASR and OABCL syndromes. Consequently, we did not construct Internalizing and Externalizing scales for the older adult forms.