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 |