Inter-Parent Agreement on the Syndrome Scales of the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL): Correspondence and Discrepancies

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 646-653

  Schroeder, James F ^a   Hood, Megan M ^b   Hughes, Honore M ^c  

^a St Marys Medical Center   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child behavior checklist (CBCL); Cross informant ratings; Inter parent agreement; Rater agreement; Rater discrepancy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956181271     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-010-9352-0     Document Type: Article

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