General Information

The Social Behavior Questionaire is completed by a parent or teacher. A child's physical aggression is assessed via items concerning fights with other children. Kicking, biting, hitting, and bullying or intimidating other children are all measured.

Number of Versions:	1
Version:	Social Behavior Questionnaire
Author(s):	Richard E. Tremblay, Rolf Loeber, C. Gagnon, P. Charlebois, S. Larivee, M. LeBlanc
Date of Publication:	1991
Material(s) Needed for Test:	Instrument
Manual:	Not Available
Charge for one form or kit:	No

Purpose and Nature of Test

Construct(s) Measured:	Conduct problems
Population for which designed:	Age Range: 6 through 14 years old Grade Level: First Grade to High School Freshman
Method of Administration:	Individual
Source of Information:	Parent, Teacher
Subtests and Scores:	Disruptiveness, Physical Aggression, Anxiety, Inattention, Hyperactivity, Opposition, and Prosociality
Number of Items:	44
Type of Scale:	Likert

Technical Evaluation

Norms: 

Sample Size:	1,161
Population:	French-Canadian boys, 6 to 12 years of age, assessed by their mothers and teachers at the end of the school year.
Culture/ethnicity:	Caucasian
SES Level:	Low

Reliability: 

Psychometric information:	Provided for Subscales.
The range of Test-Retest Value:	Not assessed
The range of Inter-rater reliability:	Not assessed
The range of Internal consistency:	0.61 to 0.93

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:	Richard E Tremblay

Notes

Original Reference(s):

Tremblay, R. E., Loeber, R., Gagnon, C., Charlebois, P., Larivee, S., LeBlanc, M. (1991). Disruptive boys with stable and unstable high fighting behavior patterns during junior elementary school. Journal of Abnormal Child Psyhcology, 19 (3), 285-300.

Other Reference(s):

Haapasalo, J., & Tremblay, R. E. (1994). Physically aggressive boys age 6 to 12: Family background, parenting behavior, and prediction of delinquency. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 62 (5), 1044-1052. Seguin, J. R., Pihl, R. O., Harden, P. W., Tremblay, R. E., & Boulerice, B. (1995). Cognitive and neuropsychological characteristics of physically aggressive boys. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 104 (4), 614-624.

Contact

Name:	Richard E. Tremblay
Organization:	Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial Maladjustment (GRIP) University of Montreal
Address:	3050, Edouard-Montpetit, Suite A-210
City:	Montreal, Quebec
State:	Canada
Zip:	H3T 1J7
Phone:	(514) 343-6963
Fax:	(514) 343-6962
E-mail:	grip@umontreal.ca
Website:	http://www.grip.umontreal.ca

Last updated by Violence Institute of New Jersey:  February 2007