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. 1979 Mar;7(1):61-75.
doi: 10.1007/BF00924510.

Behavior problems of preschool children: dimensions and congenital correlates

J P O'Donnell, M Van Tuinan

Behavior problems of preschool children: dimensions and congenital correlates

J P O'Donnell et al. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1979 Mar.

Abstract

Factor analysis of a revised Behavior Problem Checklist for a sample of preschool children yielded six oblique primary factors and two orthogonal second-order factors. Scores on these factors were correlated with activity level, gross- and fine-motor incoordination, minor physical anomalies, and sociability. There were sex differences and factor differences in the resulting patterns of correlations. The patterns of correlations also indicated that the six primary factors could be collapsed into two broad (Conduct and Personality) and two narrow (Distractibility and Attention Seeking) factors.

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