TY - JOUR
T1 - Behavior problems in young children
T2 - An analysis of cross-informant agreements and disagreements
AU - Gross, Deborah
AU - Fogg, Louis
AU - Garvey, Christine
AU - Julion, Wrenetha
PY - 2004/12
Y1 - 2004/12
N2 - This study examined (a) convergence between parents' and day care teachers' ratings of children's behavior problems, and (b) whether agreements and disagreements were associated with characteristics of the informant, context, or measures. Parents of 241, 2-4-year old children in day care centers serving low-income families completed measures of child behavior problems, parenting style, stress, depression, and self-efficacy. Teachers completed a measure of classroom behavior problems. There was a low correlation between parents' and teachers' ratings of child behavior (r = .17), and few children (2.5%) received high behavior problem scores from both parents and teachers. Cross-informant agreement on high behavior problem children was related to characteristics of the informants and home context. Implications for identifying children at risk are discussed.
AB - This study examined (a) convergence between parents' and day care teachers' ratings of children's behavior problems, and (b) whether agreements and disagreements were associated with characteristics of the informant, context, or measures. Parents of 241, 2-4-year old children in day care centers serving low-income families completed measures of child behavior problems, parenting style, stress, depression, and self-efficacy. Teachers completed a measure of classroom behavior problems. There was a low correlation between parents' and teachers' ratings of child behavior (r = .17), and few children (2.5%) received high behavior problem scores from both parents and teachers. Cross-informant agreement on high behavior problem children was related to characteristics of the informants and home context. Implications for identifying children at risk are discussed.
KW - Behavior problems
KW - Cross-informant agreement
KW - Preschool children
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U2 - 10.1002/nur.20040
DO - 10.1002/nur.20040
M3 - Article
C2 - 15514961
AN - SCOPUS:10044290564
SN - 0160-6891
VL - 27
SP - 413
EP - 425
JO - Research in Nursing and Health
JF - Research in Nursing and Health
IS - 6
ER -