About the Measure
| Domains | Social and Emotional Competence |
| Key stages | Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | Interpersonal strengths; Family involvement; Intrapersonal strengths; School functioning; Affective strengths; Career strengths |
| Description | The BERS-2 YRS measures the personal strengths and competencies of children from the child's perspective. |
| Example | I use anger management skills |
| Link | http://www.proedinc.com/customer/productView.aspx?ID=3430 |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 57 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 10 |
| Age | 11-18 |
| Cost single purchase | $69.00 |
| Cost per child | $1.48 |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .79-.88 |
| Test retest | 6 weeks, r= [.84-.98]; 6 months, r= [.53-.79] |
| Inter-rater reliability | Parent and youth scales, r= [.50,.63] |
| EFA | Not reported |
| CFA | CFI= .995 TLI= .98 NFI= .993 RMSEA=.12 |
| Criterion validity | Significant relationships with youth Social Skills Rating System (SSRS), r= [.32-.73] |
| Construct validity | Social Skills Rating System (SSRS), r= .71; Youth Self Report (YSR), r= -.40 |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Buckley, J. A., & Epstein, M. H. (2004). The Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2 (BERS-2): Providing a comprehensive approach to strength-based assessment. The California School Psychologist, 9(1), 21–27. doi:10.1007/bf03340904 Epstein, M. H. Bers-2 Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale Second Edition Examiner's Manual. Austin, Texas: Proed. Epstein, M. H. (2004). Validity and reliability of the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (2nd Edition): Youth Rating Scale. Research on Social Work Practice, 14(5), 358–367. doi:10.1177/1049731504265832 |