Teacher completed Behavior Problem Checklists on 730 behaviorally disordered pupils were subjected to first- and second-order factor analyses. The first-order factor analysis replicated prior research with the BPC; the second-order analysis replicated findings with other instruments. Sex and age comparisons were examined in relation to the two broad-band factors that were identified.
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