TITLE:
Technical Adequacy of the Student Protective Factors Screening Scale (SPF-7) as a Universal Screening Tool
AUTHORS:
Julie Q. Morrison
KEYWORDS:
Universal Screening, Protective Factors
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.6 No.7,
June
2,
2015
ABSTRACT: Universal
screening is a critical foundation for school-based prevention and early
intervention. This study examined the technical adequacy of the SPF-7, an
instrument designed to assist school personnel in the early identification of
students at-risk for emotional and behavioral concerns. The SPF-7 differs from
other measures used in identifying emotionally and behaviorally at-risk
students, as the SPF-7 focuses on protective factors rather than risk factors.
The results of this study suggest that the SPF-7 has adequate test-retest
reliability and criterion validity, but limited inter-rater agreement. The
SPF-7 is a potentially promising tool for identifying students in need of
support within a multi-tiered system of increasingly intensive interventions.