Parent and Child Reporting of Negative Life Events: Discrepancy and Agreement across Pediatric Samples

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 579-588

  Johnston, Craig A ^a   Steele, Ric G ^a   Herrera, Eve A ^a   Phipps, Sean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child self report; Chronic illness; Negative life events; Parent child agreement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PARENT; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; NARRATION; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0345356546     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsg048     Document Type: Article

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