Strength-Based Assessment of Rural African American Early Adolescents: Characteristics of Students in High and Low Groups on the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale

2005 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas W. Farmer ◽  
Jason T. Clemmer ◽  
Man-Chi Leung ◽  
Jennifer B. Goforth ◽  
Jana H. Thompson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
Emotional Rating

Strength-Based Assessment of African-American Adolescents with Behavioral Disorders

2003 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 667-673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Friedman ◽  
Karen A. Friedman ◽  
Virginia Weaver
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
African American Adolescents ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
Emotional Rating

The study examined consistencies and differences between 60 parents and their adolescent children with behavioral problems when rating the adolescents' strengths. The parents and teenagers agreed on most of the strength categories of the Behavior and Emotional Rating Scale. However, caretakers rated the adolescents as more involved in family life, while the adolescents rated themselves as more involved in school activities.

The Development and Validation of a Scale to Assess the Emotional and Behavioral Strengths of Children and Adolescents

1999 ◽  
Vol 20 (5) ◽  
pp. 258-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Epstein
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Family Services ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
Valid Instrument ◽  
Validity Studies ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Emotional Rating

Strength-based assessment has received considerable attention from parents and professionals in child welfare, family services, education, mental health, and other social services. The Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: A Strength-Based Approach to Assessment was developed to provide parents and professionals with a standardized, norm-referenced, reliable, and valid instrument to measure strengths. Several pilot studies were conducted to establish the validity of the scale prior to the scale being normed on a nationally representative sample. The purpose of the present article is to report on these validity studies.

The Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: Long Term Test-Retest Reliability

2001 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 314-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Epstein ◽  
Melody A. Hertzog ◽  
Robert Reid
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Assessment Instrument ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
Report Data ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Emotional Rating

Most assessment is conducted from a deficit perspective and is intended to identify deficits, problems, and pathologies of the individuals who are assessed. However, deficit-based assessment may present a biased picture that limits or ignores a child's strengths. In this article we report data on long-term (6-month) test-retest reliability of the Behavior and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS), which is a strength-based assessment instrument. Participants included 95 randomly selected children from general education classrooms and 26 children identified as having or being at risk for emotional or behavioral disorders. Moderate to high test-retest correlations ranging from .527 to .787 were found across the instrument's subscales. Moreover, the lack of significant differences between ratings indicate that rater drift did not occur. Results suggest that BERS scores are stable over a 6-month time frame. Implications for the use of the BERS are discussed.

Qualitative Descriptions of Middle-Class, African American Mothers’ Child-Rearing Practices and Values

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 868-895 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie M. Curenton ◽  
Jocelyn Elise Crowley ◽  
Dawne M. Mouzon
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Romantic Partners ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
African American Mothers ◽  
Family Friendly ◽  
Strength Based ◽  
American Children ◽  
Decision To Stay ◽  
The Cost

During qualitative phone interviews, middle-class, mostly married African American mothers ( N = 25) describe their child-rearing responsibilities, practices, and values. They explain (a) why they decided to stay home or take work leave to attend to child rearing, (b) how they divided child-rearing responsibilities with their husbands/romantic partners, (c) whether they faced unique parenting challenges raising African American children, and (d) whether they identified as feminists. Responses revealed the decision to stay home or take work leave comprised values about gender roles, concerns about the cost and/or quality of child care, and the availability of family-friendly workplace policies. Most couples shared child-rearing responsibilities, although mothers admit to doing more. Their unique parenting challenge was protecting their children from racism, stereotyping, and discrimination. Only one third of the mothers identified as being feminists. These results have implications for furthering our knowledge about African American coparenting from a positive, strength-based perspective.

Childhood adversity and co-occurring post-traumatic stress and externalizing symptoms among a predominantly low-income, African American sample of early adolescents

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Erin L. Thompson ◽  
Kelly E. O’Connor ◽  
Albert D. Farrell
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Life Events ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Negative Life Events ◽  
Early Adolescents ◽  
Childhood Adversity ◽  
Externalizing Symptoms ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

Abstract Although there is strong evidence supporting the association between childhood adversity and symptomatology during adolescence, the extent to which adolescents present with distinct patterns of co-occurring post-traumatic stress (PTS) and externalizing symptoms remains unclear. Additionally, prior research suggests that experiencing nonviolent, negative life events may be more salient risk factors for developing some forms of psychopathology than exposure to violence. The current study used latent profile analysis to identify subgroups of early adolescents with distinct patterns of PTS, physical aggression, delinquency, and substance use, and examined subgroup differences in exposure to three forms of violent and nonviolent childhood adversity. Participants were a predominantly low-income, African American sample of 2,722 urban middle school students (M age = 12.9, 51% female). We identified four symptom profiles: low symptoms (83%), some externalizing (8%), high PTS (6%), and co-occurring PTS and externalizing symptoms (3%). A higher frequency of witnessing violence was associated with increased odds of membership in subgroups with externalizing symptoms, whereas a higher frequency of nonviolent, negative life events was associated with increased odds of membership in subgroups with PTS symptoms. Interventions aimed to address childhood adversity may be most effective when modules addressing both PTS and externalizing symptoms are incorporated.

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