Moderators of informant agreement in the assessment of adolescent psychopathology: Extension to a forensic sample

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 386-401

  Penney, Stephanie R ^a   Skilling, Tracey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent psychopathology; Antisocial behavior; Forensic assessment; Informant discrepancy; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; GENDER; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMANT DISCREPANCY; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OFFENDER; PARENTAL SCHOOLING; PARENTAL STRESS; PREDICTION; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPATHY CHECKLIST: YOUTH VERSION; RECIDIVISM; SELF REPORT; STRESS; STRESS INDEX FOR PARENTS OF ADOLESCENTS; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTING; PARENTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866898686     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025693     Document Type: Article

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