A Comparison Between SRSS-IE and BASC-2 BESS Scores at the Middle School Level. (May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lane, Kathleen Lynne; Oakes, Wendy Peia; Common, Eric Alan; Brunsting, Nelson; Zorigian, Kris; Hicks, Tyler; Lane, Nathan A.
• Is Part Of: Behavioral disorders. Volume 44:Number 3(2019)
• Page Start: 162
• Page End: 174
• Publication Date: 2019-05
• Subjects: systematic screening -- internalizing and externalizing behavior -- emotional and behavioral disorders -- middle schools; Behavior disorders in children -- Periodicals; Child Behavior Disorders; Comportement, Troubles du, chez l'enfant -- Périodiques; Behavior disorders in children; Trouble du comportement; Trouble affectif; Jeune; Periodicals; Periodicals; 618.9289005
• DOI: 10.1177/0198742918794843
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0198-7429

Abstract

We report findings of a psychometric study comparing scores from two screening tools: Student Risk Screening Scale–Internalizing and Externalizing (SRSS-IE, an adapted version of the Student Risk Screening Scale) and Behavior Assessment System for Children–Second Edition, Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BASC-2 BESS). Participants were 624 sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade students attending a rural middle school in a southeastern state. Pearson correlation coefficients indicated statistically significant, positive relations between SRSS-IE and BASC-2 BESS scores, with very strong relations on externalizing and comorbid (internalizing and externalizing) scales. Results of concurrent classification accuracy analyses, kappa, and receiver operating curve analyses suggest the seven externalizing items on the SRSS (SRSS-E7) and BASC-2 BESS scores function in a similar manner with respect to detecting students with externalizing behaviors, but less so in detecting students with internalizing behaviors. Limitations and future direction are discussed.