The Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance: Does it work with low-income children?

Description:

A study of the construct validity of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Competence and Social Acceptance (PSPCSA) for preschoolers, and also the developmental appropriateness of the PSPCSA; the data was collected through administering the PSPCSA to a sample population of 476 African-American children enrolled in a large metropolitan Head Start program

Resource Type:

Reports & Papers

Author(s):

Fantuzzo John W.; McDermott Paul A.; Manz Patricia Holliday

Publisher(s):

Society for Research in Child Development

Funder(s):

United States. Head Start Bureau; United States. National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect

Country:

United States

Date Issued:

1996

Source:

Child Development, 67(3), 1071-1084

Journal Title:

Child Development

Volume Number:

Issue Number:

Page Range:

1071-1084

Topics:

10. Research & Evaluation Methods > 10.3. Measures

1. Children & Child Development > 1.2. Child Development & School Readiness

1. Children & Child Development > 1.1. Child Characteristics > 1.1.4. Socioeconomic Status

ISSN:

0009-3920

Paper

1467-8624

Online

Peer Reviewed:

Yes

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