Psychometric properties of a Danish translation of the Rutter Scale B in a community sample of seven‐year‐old children

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.