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Agreement between teachers' ratings and observations of hyperactivity, inattentiveness, and defiance.

Journal of abnormal child psychology ·Vol. 14 ·No. 2 ·1986-06-00 ·Pages 331-45

Schachar R, Sandberg S, Rutter M

Abstract

The relationship of directly observed classroom behavior and teacher ratings on questionnaires with a judgemental (Conners Teacher Rating Scale) or operational format was examined for 33 boys aged 6 years 5 months to 7 years 7 months. Results showed a high degree of association between observed and rated behavior. This association did not vary with the format of the rating scales but did vary with the nature of the behavior being rated. Defiance was more reliably rated than hyperactivity or inattentiveness. Several behaviors exerted a halo effect on ratings of hyperactivity, inattentiveness, and behavior problems. In particular, defiance toward a teacher increased the likelihood that a child would be rated as hyperactive or inattentive regardless of his observed level of activity or attentiveness. These results support the validity of behavior rating scales as screening measures for hyperactivity, inattentiveness, and defiance and indicate that a child's defiance and disobedience are significant causes of misclassification.

MeSH Terms
Attention Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/diagnosis Child Child Behavior Disorders/diagnosis Cooperative Behavior Humans Male Teaching
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Schachar R
Sandberg S
Rutter M
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of abnormal child psychology
Abbr.
J Abnorm Child Psychol
ISSN
0091-0627
DOI
10.1007/BF00915450
Published
1986-06-00
Pages
331-45
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0364547
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/BF00915450
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