UK norms |
NO |
Norm / Criterion referenced |
Criterion referenced |
Standardisation sample |
Five studies with over 800 participants |
Reliability |
Estimates of the internal consistency of the HBQ subscales tend to be high for all three informants, with most coefficients exceeding .70 and many exceeding .80 Test-retest reliabilities ranged .59 to .94 for mother report and .64 to .94 for teacher report. |
Criterion validity |
Children in the clinic-referred group were viewed by mothers and teachers as experiencing significantly higher levels of mental health symptoms and impairments in social functioning than community children. Predictive validity being examined |
Construct validity |
Children in the clinic-referred group were viewed by mothers and teachers as experiencing significantly higher levels of mental health symptoms and impairments in social functioning than community children. Clinic-referred children were scored by their mothers significantly higher than community sample children on Internalizing Symptoms, Externalizing Symptoms, ADHD Symptoms, and Functional Impairment-Child and -Family. According to mothers, children in the clinic-referred group also showed more impaired Social Functioning, including less Prosocial Behaviour and higher levels of Asocial with Peers. The patterns of group differences were nearly identical for teachers. |
Concurrent validity |
Insufficient data in the public domain to evaluate. Importance of multi informant data critical to examine impact of children's difficulties. |