Elsevier

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volume 17, Issue 1, January–February 1996, Pages 59-75
Research in Developmental Disabilities

The Nisonger child behavior rating form: Age and gender effects and norms

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Abstract

The Nisonger CBRF is a new informant behavior rating scale that was adapted for assessing children and adolescents with mental retardation. A total of 369 children referred to interdisciplinary diagnostic clinics for children with developmental disabilities were rated on the Nisonger Child Behavior Rating Form by their parents and teachers. Normative data (means, T scores, and percentages) are presented. Subscale scores were analyzed as a function of age and gender. Age influenced 3 of 8 subscales on the parent ratings and 1 subscale on the teacher ratings. Gender did not influence subscale scores. Age and gender results are discussed in relation to previous studies of subject variables.

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    This work was supported in part by a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (Grant MH 44122) and grants to the Nisonger Center UAP from The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Developmental Disabilities (Grant #07DD0270/16) and Maternal and Child Health (Grant MCJ #922).

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