Table 8 Estimated Correlations between...

Table 8

Estimated Correlations between Hightower Teacher-Child Rating Scales and K-3 Psychosocial Maturity Scales for Second Graders

Teacher-Child Rating Scales	Psychosocial Maturity
	Fall (n = 232)	Spring (n = 318)
Problem behaviors
Acting out	–.15^*	–.21^***
Shy/anxious	–.18^**	–.15^**
Learning problems	–.27^***	–.22^***
Prosocial behaviors
Easy-going social behaviors^a	.16^*	.22^***
Assertive social skills	.16^*	.13^*
Task orientation	.22^***	.24^***

Teacher-Child Rating Scales	Psychosocial Maturity
	Fall (n = 232)	Spring (n = 318)
Problem behaviors
Acting out	–.15^*	–.21^***
Shy/anxious	–.18^**	–.15^**
Learning problems	–.27^***	–.22^***
Prosocial behaviors
Easy-going social behaviors^a	.16^*	.22^***
Assertive social skills	.16^*	.13^*
Task orientation	.22^***	.24^***

^aThe developers of this scale termed it “frustration tolerance.”

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001.

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