Toward Validation of the Sports Behavior Checklist: A Comparison of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Control Group Children in a Sports Environment

• Main Author: Clendenin, Aaron
• Other Authors: Mary Lou Kelley
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: LSU 2003
• Subjects: Psychology
• Online Access: http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-0212103-124037/

Data from participants (N = 124) was entered into a principal components analysis to test the factor structure of the Sports Behavior Checklist ([SBC] Johnson & Rosen, 2000). The subscales of the SBC were correlated with relevant subscales of the Conners'- Revised Parent Form ( Conners, 1997) and Social Skills Rating System (Gresham & Elliott, 1990). Both of these analyses were conducted to determine the construct validity of the instrument. Additionally, a subsample (N = 92) of low socioeconomic status individuals was used to compare groups of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (n = 49) and non-clinical (n = 43) children on the subscales of the SBC. It was found that a six-factor solution as proposed by the original authors did, in fact, hold up and accounted for 71.5 % of the variance. As hypothesized, subscales on the SBC were low to moderately related to subscales on the anchor measures. Finally, significant group differences were found on the Aggression, Emotional Reactivity, and Injury subscales. Implications and limitations are discussed.