Parent discrepancies in ratings of young children's co-occurring internalizing symptoms

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 134-143

  Mascendaro, Phillip M ^a   Herman, Keith C ^a   Webster Stratton, Carolyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b Incredible Years ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Discrepancies; Fathers; Internalizing symptoms; Mothers; Ratings

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROL; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATION; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84874509781     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029320     Document Type: Article

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