General Information

The Child Behavior Scale is a teacher-rating instrument containing 59 items. Respondents are asked to rate the behavior described in each item in terms of how characteristic or "applicable" it is for the targeted child. Items measure aggressiveness with peers, prosocial behavior with peers, exclusion by peers, asocial behavior with peers, hyperactive-distractible behavior, and anxious-fearful behavior.

Number of Versions:	1
Version:	Child Behavior Scale
Author(s):	Gary W. Ladd & Susan M. Profilet
Date of Publication:	1996
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Instrument
Manual:	Not Available
Time to Administer:	20 minutes
Charge for one form or kit:	No

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Aggression, Hyperactivity, Social skills, Anti-social
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 4 through 6 years old Grade Level: Kindergarten to First Grade
Method of Administration:	Individual
Source of Information:	Teacher, Therapist
Subtests and Scores:	Aggression, Asocial Behavior, Excluded by Peers, Anxious-Fearful Behavior, Prososical Behavior, Hyperactive-Distractible
Number of Items:	59
Type of Scale:	Likert

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	399
Population:	Kindergarten teachers of cohorts from a larger longitudinal project.
Culture/ethnicity:	African-American, Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino, Other
SES Level:	Low to High

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:	Provided for Subscales.
The range of Test-Retest Value:	0.54 to 0.83
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	0.81 to 0.88
The range of Internal consistency:	0.77 to 0.96

Validity: 

 Criterion validity was assessed and found to be acceptable.

Practical Evaluation

Scoring Procedure:	Manual Scoring
Examiner Qualifications and Training Required:	None
Permission Required to Use Instrument:	Yes
If yes, by whom:	Gary W. Ladd

Notes

Original Reference(s):

Ladd, G. W., & Profilet, S. M. (1996). The Child Behavior Scale: A teacher-report measure of young children's aggressive, withdrawn, and prosocial behaviors. Developmental Psychology, 32 (6), 1008-1024.

Other Reference(s):

Kochenderfer, B. J., & Ladd, G. W. (1996). Peer victimization: Manifestations and relations to school adjustment in kindergarten. Journal of School Psychology, 34 (3), 267-283. Kochenderfer, B. J., & Ladd, G. W. (1997). Victimized children's responses to peers' aggression: Behaviors associated with reduced versus continued victimization. Development and Psychopathology, 9, 59-73. Birch, S. H., & Ladd, G. W. (1998). Children's interpersonal behaviors and the teacher - child relationship. Developmental Psychology, 34 (5), 934-946. Ladd, G. W., & Ladd, B. K. (1998). Parenting behaviors and parent - child relationships: Correlates of peer victimization in kindergarten? Developmental Psychology, 34 96), 1450-1458. Ladd, G. W., & Burgess, K. B. (1999). Charting the relationship trajectories of aggressive, withdrawn, and aggressive/withdrawn children during early grade school. Child Development, 70 (4), 910-929. Ladd, G. W. (2000). The Child Behavior Scale. In Maltby, J., Lewis, C. A., & Hill, A. P. (Eds.). Commissioned reviews on 300 psychological tests, (pp. 694-696). Lampeter, Wales: Edwin Mellen Press.

Contact

Name:	Dr. Gary W. Ladd
Organization:	Arizona State University
Address:	Family Human Development COWDN Room# 129A
City:	Tempe
State:	AZ
Zip:	85287-2501
Phone:	(480) 727-6621
Fax:	(480) 965-6779
E-mail:	Gary.Ladd@asu.edu
Website:	http://www.asu.edu/

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  August 2006