Maternal Ratings of Activity Level and Symptomatic Behaviors in a Nonclinical Sample of Young Children

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Abstract
Mothers of 123 nonreferred toddlers and preschoolers (mean age 39.36 months) completed the Behar Preschool Behavior Questionnaire, the self-administered version of the Werry-Weiss-Peters Activity Scale, and a short demographic and history form in order to provide some normative data on these scales as maternal report measures. While children were rated as showing some age-appropriate symptomatic behaviors sometimes, extreme ratings were rare. Items and factor scores were examined for age, sex, and birth order differences; age differences were apparent on specific behaviors but not on overall factor scores; sex and birth order differences were minimal. A rating of activity level in everyday situations was highly correlated with ratings of hyperactive and aggressive symptomatology, providing some convergent validity for the use of these measures as maternal reports. History and demographic variables contributed little to ratings of current symptomatology.

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