Differentiating Preschoolers With(Out) Social-Emotional and Behavioral Problems: Do We Have a Useful Tool?

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2022-01-31 DOI:10.1177/15345084211073604

S. Major, M. Seabra-Santos, Roy P. Martin

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Abstract

The early identification of social-emotional and behavioral problems of preschool children has become an important goal in research and clinical practice. A growing number of studies have been published in this field; however, most focus on behavior problems, or on social skills, but few on both. The present study aims to test the validity of the Portuguese version of the Preschool and Kindergarten Behavior Scales–Second Edition (PKBS-2) in differentiating two groups of preschoolers regarding their social skills and behavior problems: 41 children at risk for disruptive behavior (BP group) and 41 selected from the PKBS-2 normative sample (comparison group). Each child was rated with the PKBS-2 by parents and teachers. Results showed that children in the BP group were rated by their parents as having fewer social skills and more behavior problems than the comparison group (p < .01, for the majority of the PKBS-2 scores). A similar pattern was found for teachers’ ratings. The discriminant functional analysis highlighted the Social Cooperation and the Externalizing Problem Behavior subscales as most accurate in differentiating the two groups. The usefulness of the PKBS-2 Portuguese version as a valid assessment tool available for practice and research with preschoolers was supported.

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区分学龄前儿童的社会情绪和行为问题:我们有一个有用的工具吗?

早期识别学龄前儿童的社会情绪和行为问题已成为研究和临床实践的重要目标。在这一领域发表的研究越来越多；然而，大多数人关注的是行为问题或社交技能，但很少同时关注两者。本研究旨在检验葡萄牙版《学前和幼儿园行为量表-第二版》（PKBS-2）在区分两组学龄前儿童的社交技能和行为问题方面的有效性：41名有破坏性行为风险的儿童（BP组）和41名从PKBS-2标准样本中选择的儿童（对照组）。每个孩子都被家长和老师评定为PKBS-2。结果显示，与对照组相比，BP组的儿童被其父母评为社交技能较少，行为问题较多（大多数PKBS-2评分均为p<0.01）。在教师的评分中也发现了类似的模式。判别函数分析强调社会合作和外部化问题行为分量表在区分两组方面最准确。PKBS-2葡萄牙语版本作为一种有效的评估工具，可用于学龄前儿童的实践和研究，其有用性得到了支持。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.