@article{ref1,
title="A tool for identifying preschoolers' deficits in social competence: the Preschool Taxonomy of Problem Situations",
journal="Education and treatment of children",
year="2002",
author="Blankemeyer, Maureen and Culp, Rex E. and Hubbs-Tait, Laura and Culp, Anne McDonald",
volume="25",
number="2",
pages="208-223",
abstract="The purpose of this article is twofold. First, the article describes the development of the Preschool Taxonomy of Problem Situations (PTOPS), a preschool age-appropriate version of the Taxonomy of Problematic Social Situations. The PTOPS is a measure of preschoolers' social competence across specific social contexts. Second, the psychometric properties of the PTOPS are examined using a clinical sample of maltreated children, a population that is frequently characterized by social incompetence. The findings reveal that the PTOPS subscales demonstrate high internal reliability. The PTOPS subscales are also highly convergent with subscales of a widely used measure of preschoolers' problem behavior, the Preschool Behavior Questionnaire. However, the PTOPS subscales are not correlated with another frequently used measure of preschoolers' behavior, the Child Behavior Checklist/2-3. Possible explanations for this discrepancy are discussed, as well as potential practical applications of the PTOPS, and suggestions for future research with the measure.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0748-8491",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}