Evidence of the Internal Structure and Measurement Invariance of the BASC-3 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System Teacher Form

Autor/inn/en	Eklund, Katie; Kilgus, Stephen P.; Willenbrink, Jessica B.; Collins, Bri'Anna; Gill, Noah; Weist, Madison M.; Porter, Julia; Lewis, Timothy J.; Mitchell, Barbara; Wills, Howard
Titel	Evidence of the Internal Structure and Measurement Invariance of the BASC-3 Behavioral and Emotional Screening System Teacher Form
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 40 (2022) 8, S.936-949 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Eklund, Katie) Weitere Informationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0734-2829
DOI	10.1177/07342829221116807
Schlagwörter	Child Behavior; Rating Scales; Screening Tests; At Risk Students; Factor Analysis; Factor Structure; Elementary School Students; Mental Health; Behavior Assessment System for Children + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rating-Skala; Screening-Verfahren; Faktorenanalyse; Faktorenstruktur; Psychohygiene
Abstract	The Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (BASC-3) Behavioral and Emotional Screening System Teacher Form (BESS) is a universal screening measure designed to identify social, emotional, and behavioral risks in students. A series of confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were conducted to examine the extent to which the developer-proposed factor model fits the BASC-3 BESS data within an elementary K-5 sample of students (N = 1472). Results suggested a higher-order factor structure, which was specified in accordance with developer recommendations, provided acceptable fit to the BASC-3 BESS data. Measurement invariance of the factor structure across student age levels was then examined via a series of multi-group CFA models. Introduction Multi-group CFA findings supported the configural, metric, and scalar invariance of the factor structure across age levels. Practical implications for educators and school psychologists interested in universal screening and directions for future research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01