The interrelationships among the subscales of the Behavior Problem Checklist, the Conners' Teacher Questionnaire, and the Devereux Elementary School Behavior Scale were examined in a sample of 93 elementary and junior high students in special classes for the emotionally disturbed. Results suggested the presence of three independent dimensions of psychopathology (conduct disorder, anxiety-withdrawal, and immaturity) frequently found in previous research. The results also cast doubt on the syndrome of hyperkinesis as independent from conduct disorder.
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