Hb. Larsen et B. Hutchings, Psychometric properties of a Danish translation of the Rutter Scale B in acommunity sample of seven-year-old children, SC J PSYCHO, 39(4), 1998, pp. 249-256
The psychometric properties of a Danish translation of the Rutter Scale B f
or completion by teachers were examined in a nonreferred sample of 686 7-ye
ar-old children. The Danish translation of the Rutter scale had a similar f
actor structure to the original, producing a three-factor structure corresp
onding to the subscales. The agreement between the questionnaire and direct
observations of the children ten months earlier was fair (K = 0.42). The f
indings suggest that the translated scale could serve as a rapid and useful
screening instrument in clinical and in research settings.