Theoretical and statistical derivation of a screener for the behavioral assessment of executive functions in children.
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The problem of valid measurement of psychological constructs remains an impediment to scientific progress, and the measurement of executive functions is not an exception. This study examined the statistical and theoretical derivation of a behavioral screener for the estimation of executive functions in children from the well-established Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC). The original national standardization sample of the BASC-Teacher Rating Scales for children ages 6 through 11 was used (N = 2,165). Moderate-to-high internal consistency was obtained within each factor (.80-.89). A panel of experts was used for content validity examination. A confirmatory factor analysis model with 25 items loading on 4 latent factors (behavioral control, emotional control, attentional control, and problem solving) was developed, and its statistical properties were examined. The multidimensional model demonstrated adequate fit, and it was deemed invariant after configural, metric, and scalar measurement invariance tests across sex and age. Given its strong psychometric properties, with further tests of item validity, this instrument promises future clinical and research utility for the screening of executive functions in school-age children.
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“Complementing previous results on the BASC and BASC-2-EF (Garcia-Barrera et al., 2011, 2013, 2015; Karr & Garcia-Barrera, 2017; Sadeh et al., 2012), the current findings offer further psychometric evidence for the four-factor screener, and new evidence for the validity of the GSS at differentiating between typically d…”
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- Authors
- Garcia-Barrera, M. A., Kamphaus, R. W., & Bandalos, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Georgia (US)
- Venue
- Psychological Assessment
- Published
- 2011-03
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 64-79
- ISSN
- 1040-3590 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-134X
- OpenAlex
- W2132865077
- Cited by
- 41
- References
- 9
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- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 5 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 6
- FWCI
- 6.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychological Assessment (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- University of Georgia
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Historical and Modern Theater Studies
- Keywords
- executive function, behavioral screening, Behavior Assessment System for Children, children, measurement invariance, content validity, behavioral control, emotional control, attentional control, problem solving, multidimensional model, elementary school students
- MeSH terms
- Attention, Child, Psychology, Child, Female, Humans, Male, Problem Solving, Psychological Techniques, Reproducibility of Results, Observer Variation, Executive Function, Emotional Intelligence
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