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Screening for behavioral risk: Identification of high risk cut scores within the Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS).

Screening for behavioral risk: Identification of high risk cut scores within the Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS).

Authors :
Kilgus SP
Taylor CN
von der Embse NP
Source :
School psychology quarterly : the official journal of the Division of School Psychology, American Psychological Association [Sch Psychol Q] 2018 Mar; Vol. 33 (1), pp. 155-159.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to support the identification of Social, Academic, and Emotional Behavior Risk Screener (SAEBRS) cut scores that could be used to detect high-risk students. Teachers rated students across two time points (Time 1 n = 1,242 students; Time 2 n = 704) using the SAEBRS and the Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BESS), the latter of which served as the criterion measure. Exploratory receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses of Time 1 data detected cut scores evidencing optimal levels of specificity and borderline-to-optimal levels of sensitivity. Cross-validation analyses of Time 2 data confirmed the performance of these cut scores, with all but one scale evidencing similar performance. Findings are considered particularly promising for the SAEBRS Total Behavior scale in detecting high-risk students. (PsycINFO Database Record<br /> ((c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1939-1560
Volume :
33
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
School psychology quarterly : the official journal of the Division of School Psychology, American Psychological Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
29629792
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000230