Affiliation: | a Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67208, USA b Assistant Professor of Psychology Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67208, USA c Associate Professor of Elementary Education Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67208, USA |
Abstract: | This study investigated perceptions of conduct and personality indicators of elementary school age children as perceived characteristics of emotional disturbance. The indicators were ranked by teachers, school counselors, school psychologists, clinical psychologists, and psychiatrists, using a Q-sort. It was found that teachers and school counselors did not distinguish between conduct and personality indicators, while the other remaining professional groups demonstrated a significant preference for the personality indicators as characterizing emotional disturbance. |