TY - JOUR
AU1 - Stevens, Theodore
AU2 - Kupst, Mary
AU3 - Suran, Bernard
AU4 - Schulman, Jerome
AB - Activity level of 13 boys (aged 9–13) from a day hospital program was measured using actometers in classroom, gym, woodshop, and group therapy settings. Ratings of Ss' activity were obtained from mothers using the Werry scale, and from six clinical staff familiar with the Ss using the Davids scale. It was predicted that activity ratings would have situationally specific relationships with actometermeasured activity level according to the rater's opportunities for observation. Comparisons between measures indicated that all clinical staff ratings correlated significantly with actometer activity in the classroom (r=.49 to r=.73), while mothers' ratings correlated significantly with actometer activity in gym (r=.67), and woodshop (r=.77), and with overall activity (r=.65), a combined measure derived from actometer scores in the four conditions tested. Five of six clinical staff raters showed significant interrater reliability (r=.58 to r=.83). Results are discussed in terms of their implications for solution of current problems in assessment of activity level and hyperactivity.
TI - Activity level: A comparison between actometer scores and observer ratings
JF - Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
DO - 10.1007/BF00919122
DA - 2004-12-16
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/activity-level-a-comparison-between-actometer-scores-and-observer-ErNHfZn07Y
SP - 163
EP - 173
VL - 6
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -