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1979). In 11% of the participating children extreme
divergence was noted, meaning that some of the children
obtained a high subjective self-rating paired with a low-
external rating (as rated by teachers), while others gave
themselves a low self-rating despite receiving high
external ratings. Another analysis of construct validity
for the JPPSST suggested that severely emotionally
disturbed children had serious pathological self-concept
development. Thus, in cases where children are experiencing
more severe emotional and behavioral problems, their self-
perceptions may have a tendency to be less accurate than in
cases which are not as severe.
Finally, discussions with therapists after the pretest
administration revealed that, overall, the therapists
believed the instrument was not a reliable predictor of the
children's self-concepts. The therapists reported that some
of the children seemed to be concerned about choosing the
"right" or "most desirable" response to each of the test
questions. Also, the therapists expressed concern that the
instrument was not valid with inattentive/impulsive
children who tended to "blurt out" responses to questions
while, at the same time, it appeared that they were not
attending well enough to hear the questions at hand.71
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Brandt, Marielle Aloyse. An Investigation of the Efficacy of Play Therapy with Young Children, dissertation, May 1999; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2184/m1/78/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .