The Adaptive Behavior Inventory for Children was individually administered to the parents of 660 children of various ethnic groups from both urban and rural areas. In addition, the other measures of the System of Multicultural Pluralistic Assessment were also administered. Criterion-related validity coefficients were determined and the performance of children of different ethnic status and community type was explored. Low to moderate validity coefficients were found. No significant differences were found as a function of ethnic status although urban children scored significantly higher on all of the areas. Implications of these results regarding cautions and directions for research were discussed.
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