A demographic survey of rare and common problem behaviors among American students

摘要: Presents a nationwide survey of base rates for specific problem behaviors observed by classroom teachers 1,400 youth between 5 and 17 years age. Participants comprised the standardization cohort Adjustment Scales Children Adolescents (McDermott, 1994) stratified according to U.S. Census. Base are analyzed both rank-order precedence percentage prevalence overall, across developmental levels, sex, race/ethnicity, social class. Also considered distinctions commonplace rare contextual situations surface syndromes with which associated. Rank-order correlations detected generally similar patterns behavioral demographics. In contrast, logistic regression revealed numerous differences in levels student certain more likely emerge minority ethnic groups or among students from educationally disadvantaged famili...