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Behavioral and emotional strength-based assessment of Finnish elementary students: Psychometrics of the BERS-2

European Journal of Psychology of Education, ISSN: 1878-5174, Vol: 29, Issue: 1, Page: 1-19
2014
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  • Citations
    11
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      11
  • Captures
    23

Article Description

When rating scales are used in different countries, thorough investigation of the psychometric properties is needed. We examined the internal structure of the Finnish translated Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2 (BERS-2) using Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis approaches with a sample of youth, parents, and teachers. The results suggested that the Finnish translated BERS-2 has acceptable measurement properties and is suitable for use in Finnish schools. Results highlighted the issue that there is a need to consider cross-cultural aspects when introducing new measures in another culture. Directions for future research are also discussed in light of present findings. © Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisboa, Portugal and Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2013.

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