Sub-categorizing hyperactivity: a replication and extension of the stony brook scale
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2015-02-13
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Cowan, Robert A
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Abstract
The Stony Brook Scale (SBS) is a behaviour rating scale which
is clamed to have the ability to sub-categorize highly selected
groups of hyperactive children <0’U*ry * Steen,
1982). in particular, it has been suggested that this scale
can differentiate between purely hyperactive and aggressive
children. B * present study sought to replicate the research
of 0' Leary and Steen (1982) and to extend the application of
the Stony Brook Scale to parent ratings of child behaviour.
Fom-erly, only teache ntings on the scale had been examined.
•Three separate factor analyses were conducted on the following
(a) ^acher ratings on the SBS for a specifically selected
garble of hyperactive children (n » 90);
(b) parent ratings on the SBS for the same specifically
selected sample of hyperactive children (n * 86)j
(C) %adier SBS ratings for a heterogeneous sample of
* schoolchildren (n * 90),