%0 Journal Article
%T The Development of the Children¡¯s Emotional Adjustment Scale¨CPreschool Version
%A Einar Gudmundsson
%A £¿rn¨®lfur Thorlacius
%J Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
%@ 1557-5144
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0734282917744731
%X The study examined the psychometric properties of the Children¡¯s Emotional Adjustment Scale¨CPreschool Version (CEAS-P), a new behavioral rating scale completed by parents. The scale measures preschoolers¡¯ emotional functioning across three competency-based factors (Temper control, Social assertiveness, Anxiety control) anchored on healthy emotional development. In two independent community samples, mothers of 231 and 802 children aged 3 to 5 years answered the CEAS-P and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis supported the proposed factor structure. Scores on the CEAS-P factors were found to have satisfactory reliability (¦Á = .88-.93) and acceptable concurrent validity with the SDQ. Temper control showed the highest correlation with SDQ Conduct problems (r = £¿.66), whereas Social assertiveness and Anxiety control evidenced the highest correlations with SDQ Emotional symptoms (r = £¿.45 and r = £¿.59, respectively). The findings suggest that the CEAS-P can be used to measure preschoolers¡¯ emotional competence and may benefit researchers and practitioners examining normal as well as abnormal aspects of child mental health and development
%K CEAS
%K preschool
%K emotional competence
%K well-being
%K mental health
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0734282917744731