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ASSESSING BEHAVIOURAL ADJUSTMENT TO SCHOOL
Author(s) -
YOUNGMAN M. B.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
british journal of educational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.557
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 2044-8279
pISSN - 0007-0998
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1979.tb02424.x
Subject(s) - psychology , construct validity , construct (python library) , reliability (semiconductor) , developmental psychology , test validity , population , psychometrics , social psychology , demography , sociology , computer science , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language
S ummary . The development of a 34‐item self‐report measure of behavioural adjustment to school is described in detail. Analysis identified three distinct scales—studiousness, compliance and teacher contact. All three scales and the total score are shown to have acceptable reliability and well‐defined construct validity within a normal lower secondary school population. Various applications of the instrument, including the use of a teacher form, are also discussed.