Parent ratings and teacher ratings of 140 middle school children were collected, using the Revised Behavior Problem Checklist (RBPC). Subjects were equally divided according to sex and race, and ranged from third grade to fifth grade. Subscale means and standard deviations were calculated ofr parent ratings and for teacher ratings. Pearson correlation coefficients revealed generally low variability among the correlations between teacher ratings and parent ratings. The authors offer possible explanations. Normative data are presented according to sex, race, and rater (parent or teacher).
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