Assessment of maternally reported life events in children and adolescents: A comparison of interview and checklist methods

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 204-215

  Allen, Jennifer L ^a,c   Rapee, Ronald M ^a   Sandberg, Seija ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Checklist; Children; Life events; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SURVEY OF EXPERIENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILD EXPERIENCE; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 84863985425     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: 15733505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-011-9270-5     Document Type: Review

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