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Psychometric properties of a Danish translation of the Rutter Scale B in a community sample of seven‐year‐old children
Author(s) -
LARSEN HELMER B.,
HUTCHINGS BARRY
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9450.00084
Subject(s) - rutter , danish , psychology , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , sample (material) , psychometrics , developmental psychology , linguistics , philosophy , physics , chemistry , chromatography , quantum mechanics
The psychometric properties of a Danish translation of the Rutter Scale B for completion by teachers were examined in a nonreferred sample of 686 7‐year‐old children. The Danish translation of the Rutter scale had a similar factor structure to the original, producing a three‐factor structure corresponding to the subscales. The agreement between the questionnaire and direct observations of the children ten months earlier was fair ( K =0.42). The findings suggest that the translated scale could serve as a rapid and useful screening instrument in clinical and in research settings.