Youth-parent consistencies on ratings of difficulties and prosocial behavior: Exploration of an at-risk sample

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-188

  Waaktaar, T ^a,c   Borge, A I H ^b   Christie, H J ^c   Torgersen, S ^b  

^a Nic Waals Institute   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c Reg Ctr for Child/Adol Psychiatry   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disruptive behavior; Informant consistency; Interrater agreement; Prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIGRATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFUGEE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFUGEES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 15744363574     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2005.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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