In the eye of the beholder? Parental ratings of externalizing and internalizing symptoms

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 265-275

  Rowe, David C ^a   Kandel, Denise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Externalizing and internalizing symptoms; Parental ratings; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SIBLING RELATIONS;

EID: 0030801173     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025756201689     Document Type: Article

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