@article{b770b432b6c84fe6b53b313820972426,
title = "Behavioral and emotional strength-based assessment of Finnish elementary students: Psychometrics of the BERS-2",
abstract = "When rating scales are used in different countries, thorough investigation of the psychometric properties is needed. We examined the internal structure of the Finnish translated Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale-2 (BERS-2) using Rasch and confirmatory factor analysis approaches with a sample of youth, parents, and teachers. The results suggested that the Finnish translated BERS-2 has acceptable measurement properties and is suitable for use in Finnish schools. Results highlighted the issue that there is a need to consider cross-cultural aspects when introducing new measures in another culture. Directions for future research are also discussed in light of present findings.",
keywords = "Confirmatory factor analysis, Multiple informants, Psychometrics, Rasch modeling, Strength-based assessment",
author = "Sointu, {Erkko Tapio} and Hannu Savolainen and Lambert, {Matthew C.} and Kristiina Lappalainen and Epstein, {Michael H.}",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgments The research reported herein was supported, in part, by the Finnish National Board of Education; by a grant from Finnish Cultural Foundation; and by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R324B110001 to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the Institute or the U.S. Department of Education. Funding Information: The lead investigators of the Eastern Finland Education Development Project (ISKE), funded by Finnish National Board of Education, advertised the project through regional coordinators who collected the list of schools which volunteered for the program. Then, the schools were contacted to obtain consent from individual teachers to participate in the study. After obtaining consent from 54 teachers, the parents of students in the consenting teachers{\textquoteright} classrooms were contacted to obtain consent for their child and themselves to participate. Data were collected at the end of the school year Spring 2010 in 54 classrooms located in seven municipalities in Eastern Finland. Youth completed a questionnaire packet including the BERS-2 among other measures (not reported here) in their respective schools. Teachers were administered the BERS-2 within 1 week of the youth completing the assessment. Teachers received questionnaire packets with the target students identified. The return rate for teacher questionnaires was 91 %. Parent questionnaire packets were sent home with the students and returned to researchers in a pre-paid envelope. The return rate for caregiver questionnaires was approximately 55 %.",
year = "2014",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1007/s10212-013-0184-3",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "29",
pages = "1--19",
journal = "European Journal of Psychology of Education",
issn = "0256-2928",
publisher = "Springer Netherlands",
number = "1",
}