title: A multitrait-multimethod analysis of the Preschool Behavior Questionnaire.
abstract: The Preschool Behavior Questionnaire is a teacher rating instrument yielding a total score reflecting overall level of adjustment and three subscale scores labeled Hostile/Aggressive, Anxious/Fearful, and Hyperactive/Distractible. This study assessed the convergent and discriminant validity of this teacher rating measure against two alternative measures within a multitrait-multimethod analysis. The results supported the construct validity of the Hostile/Aggressive and Anxious/Fearful scores as well as the overall score. There was, however, no support for the validity of the Hyperactive/Distractible score.
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis; D002652:Child Behavior; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000175:diagnosis; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D011594:Psychometrics; D013663:Teaching