Perspectives on Child Behavior Problems: Comparisons of Children's Self-Reports with Parent and Teacher Reports

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1989

Keywords

self vs parent vs teacher reports of child behavior problems, parent's self reports of psychological symptoms, 11–15 yr olds & their parents & teachers

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.1.1.68

Abstract

Associations among parents', teachers', and children's self-reports of internalizing and externalizing child behavior problems were examined in two studies. In the first, both teachers' and parents' reports were modestly and independently associated with children's self-reported behavior problems. In the second, mothers' and fathers' reports of their children's behavior problems were moderately associated with parents' self-reports of their own psychological symptoms as well as with their children's self-reports of their behavior problems. Implications of these studies for the use of multiple perspectives in the assessment of children's behavior problems are discussed.

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Citation / Publisher Attribution

A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v. 1, issue 1, p. 68-71

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