Perceptions of problem behavior in adolescents' families: Perceiver, target, and family effects

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1328-1338

  Manders, Willeke A ^a,b   Janssens, Jan M A M ^a   Cook, William L ^c   Oud, Johan H L ^a   de Bruyn, Eric E J ^a   de Scholte, Ron H J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Family effect; Family informants; Perceiver effects; Ratings of problem behavior; Target effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; SIBLING RELATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SIBLING RELATIONS;

EID: 70350150982     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-008-9339-y     Document Type: Article

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