title: The Missouri Children's Behavior Checklist behavioral classification system: a construct validity study with nonreferred children.
abstract: This study provides validity information about the Missouri Children's Behavior Checklist (MCBC) classifications system with nonreferred children. MCBC behavior patterns of 41 children were related to DSM-III symptomatology ascertained through a structured clinical interview, the Child Assessment Schedule, conducted with the mother. The findings indicated that considering the Undifferentiated Disturbance pattern as an indicator of poor adjustment may be unwarranted with nonreferred children.
authors.affiliation: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Merritt
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Keith
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Johndrow
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012917:Social Adjustment