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Research Article

Evaluation of a German language school-based universal screening for student social, emotional, and behavioral risk

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Pages S10-S20 | Published online: 05 Feb 2020
 
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ABSTRACT

The current study represents the first psychometric evaluation of an expanded version of the Integrated System Teacher Rating Form, which is a German language school-based universal screening measure initially developed to identify students with academic productivity problems and oppositional behavior. The measure was expanded to include assessment of internalizing problems experienced by children and youth. This initial study examines the factor structure of the expanded measure in a large sample of 2,416 German schoolchildren attending grades 1–6 in Western Germany. A total of four factors (Anxious/Depressed, Oppositional/Disruptive, Academic Productivity Problems/Disorganization, and Socially Withdrawn) were extracted via exploratory factor analysis. Collectively, the four factors accounted for over 52% of the variance in teacher ratings. Each factor demonstrated excellent internal consistency indicated by alpha and/or omega coefficients above .90. Results of the current study support continued investigation of the expanded ITRF-G for use in universal screening in German-speaking schools.

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Robert J. Volpe

Robert J. Volpe, Ph.D. is Professor and Chair of Applied Psychology at Northeastern University and Co-Director of the Center for Research in School-based Prevention.

Tat Shing Yeung

Tat Shing Yeung, M.S. is a student in the Doctoral Program in School Psychology at Northeastern University.

Gino Casale

Gino Casale, Ph.D. is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Special Education at the University of Cologne and at the Institute for Educational Research at the University of Wuppertal (Germany).

Johanna Krull

Johanna Krull, Ph.D. is Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Special Education at the University of Cologne (Germany).

Amy M. Briesch

Amy M. Briesch, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Director of the School Psychology Program at Northeastern University.

Thomas Henneman

Thomas Hennemann, Ph.D. is Professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Cologne.

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