About the Measure
| Domains | Social and Emotional Competence |
| Key stages | Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 |
| Subscales | This is a unidimensional measure |
| Description | The PBQ is designed for use in the investigation of positive aspects of children's behaviour in primary school. |
| Example | If there is a quarrel or dispute will try to stop it |
| Link | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1981.tb00561.x/full |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 20 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Teacher |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 5-11 |
| Cost single purchase | Available in jou |
| Cost per child | Available in jou |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | Yes |
| Cronbach's α | .93-.94 |
| Test retest | 3 weeks, r= .91 |
| Inter-rater reliability | r= [.58,.66] |
| EFA | Single-factor so |
| CFA | Not reported |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | Rutter's questionnaire on deviant behaviour, r= [-.49,-.46] |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Weir, K., & Duveen, G. (1981). Further development and validation of the Prosocial Behavior Questionnaire for use by teachers. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 22(4), 357–374. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.1981.tb00561.x |