Open AccessTeacher ratings of child behavior in preschool: A MIMIC investigation of the BESS TRS-P.
Author(s) -
Christine DiStefano,
Mihaela Ene,
Elizabeth Leighton
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
psychological assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.96
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1939-134X
pISSN - 1040-3590
DOI - 10.1037/pas0000218
Subject(s) - psychology , psycinfo , developmental psychology , rating scale , latent variable , structural equation modeling , latent variable model , latent class model , psychometrics , clinical psychology , medline , statistics , mathematics , political science , law
The purpose of this study was to conduct further investigations of the latent structure underlying the Behavioral and Emotional Screening System Teacher Rating Scale-Preschool (BESS TRS-P) by examining latent variable differences due to demographic factors of the preschool children being rated. A U.S. representative sample of teacher ratings of more than 1,200 preschoolers was used to examine the latent structure of the BESS TRS-P. A multiple indicator-multiple causes (MIMIC) model used with a bifactor model showed differences on selected latent factor means relative to a child's age and gender, but no relationship with child's race. Use of age and/or gender scoring norms may produce a more accurate estimate of a child's latent score. (PsycINFO Database Record