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b. The referred children will have significantly higher frequencies on the summary variable, Total Inappropriate Behavior (Criticism + Whine + Yell + Smart Talk).
c. The referred children will demonstrate fewer prosocial behaviors; specifically, they will have a lower rate of Total Prosocial Behavior (Answer + Acknowledgment + Behavioral Description + Laugh + Information Description + Praise + Physical Positive). d. Fathers of children with behavior problems will have a higher total number of commands and a higher direct command ratio (Direct Commands / Indirect + Direct Commands) than fathers of nonreferred children.
e. In addition, fathers of clinic-referred children will display
significantly fewer Total Prosocial Behaviors (Acknowledgment + Answer + Behavioral Description + Information Description + Laugh + Praise + Physical Positive + Reflection) than fathers of non-referred children.
f Fathers of the clinic-referred children will demonstrate significantly more Inappropriate Behavior (Criticism/Smart Talk) than fathers of non-referred children.
2. The DPICS II categories and summary variables of Child Compliance, Child Inappropriate Behavior, Child Prosocial Behavior, Father Inappropriate Behavior, Father Direct Command Ratio, and Father Total Commands will together correctly classify dyads