Commentary: Definitely more than measurement error: But how should we understand and deal with informant discrepancies?

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-86

  Achenbach, Thomas M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FACULTY; HUMANS; PARENTS;

EID: 78651486833     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15374416.2011.533416     Document Type: Article

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