Agreement of informants on emotional and behavioral problems from childhood to adulthood

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 293-300

  Van der Ende, Jan ^a   Verhulst, Frank C ^a   Tiemeier, Henning ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adults; Agreement; Children; Multiple informants; Problem behavior; Psychiatric problems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; ADULT PSYCHIATRY; ADULT SELF REPORT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PARENT; PARTNER; PATIENT INFORMATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TEACHER; TEACHERS REPORT FORM; YOUNG ADULT BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; YOUNG ADULT SELF-REPORT; YOUTH SELF REPORT; ADULT; AGE; CAREGIVER; CHECKLIST; EMOTION; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SPOUSE; STATISTICS; TIME; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAREGIVERS; CHECKLIST; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EMOTIONS; FACULTY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866913351     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: 1939134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025500     Document Type: Article

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