Valentin Mbekou1, Sasha Macneil2, Martin Gignac3, Johanne Renaud4. 1. Psychologist, Standard Life Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montréal, Québec. 2. Student, Psychology Department, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec; Research Assistant, Standard Life Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montréal, Québec. 3. Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Philippe Pinel Institute, Montréal, Québec. 4. Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Standard Life Centre for Breakthroughs in Teen Depression and Suicide Prevention, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Montréal, Québec; Medical Chief, McGill Group for Suicide Studies, McGill University, Montréal, Québec.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: A multi-informant approach is often used in child psychiatry. The Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment uses this approach, gathering parent reports on the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) and youth reports on the Youth Self-Report (YSR), which contain scales assessing both the child's problems and competencies. Agreement between parent and youth perceptions of their competencies on these forms has not been studied to date. METHOD: Our study examined the parent-youth agreement of competencies on the CBCL and YSR from a sample of 258 parent-youth dyads referred to a specialized outpatient clinic for depressive and suicidal disorders. Intraclass correlation coefficients were calculated for all competency scales (activity, social, and academic), with further examinations based on youth's sex, age, and type of problem. RESULTS: Weak-to-moderate parent-youth agreements were reported on the activities and social subscales. For the activities subscale, boys' ratings had a strong correlation with parents' ratings, while it was weak for girls. Also, agreement on activities and social subscales was stronger for dyads with the youth presenting externalizing instead of internalizing problems. CONCLUSION: Agreement on competencies between parents and adolescents varied based on competency and adolescent sex, age, and type of problem.
OBJECTIVE: A multi-informant approach is often used in child psychiatry. The Achenbach System of Empirically Based Assessment uses this approach, gathering parent reports on the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) and youth reports on the Youth Self-Report (YSR), which contain scales assessing both the child's problems and competencies. Agreement between parent and youth perceptions of their competencies on these forms has not been studied to date. METHOD: Our study examined the parent-youth agreement of competencies on the CBCL and YSR from a sample of 258 parent-youth dyads referred to a specialized outpatient clinic for depressive and suicidal disorders. Intraclass correlation coefficients were calculated for all competency scales (activity, social, and academic), with further examinations based on youth's sex, age, and type of problem. RESULTS: Weak-to-moderate parent-youth agreements were reported on the activities and social subscales. For the activities subscale, boys' ratings had a strong correlation with parents' ratings, while it was weak for girls. Also, agreement on activities and social subscales was stronger for dyads with the youth presenting externalizing instead of internalizing problems. CONCLUSION: Agreement on competencies between parents and adolescents varied based on competency and adolescent sex, age, and type of problem.
Authors: Leslie A Rescorla; Sofia Ginzburg; Thomas M Achenbach; Masha Y Ivanova; Fredrik Almqvist; Ivan Begovac; Niels Bilenberg; Hector Bird; Myriam Chahed; Anca Dobrean; Manfred Döpfner; Nese Erol; Helga Hannesdottir; Yasuko Kanbayashi; Michael C Lambert; Patrick W L Leung; Asghar Minaei; Torunn S Novik; Kyung-Ja Oh; Djaouida Petot; Jean-Michel Petot; Rolando Pomalima; Vlasta Rudan; Michael Sawyer; Zeynep Simsek; Hans-Christoph Steinhausen; José Valverde; Jan van der Ende; Sheila Weintraub; Christa Winkler Metzke; Tomasz Wolanczyk; Eugene Yuqing Zhang; Rita Zukauskiene; Frank C Verhulst Journal: J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol Date: 2012-09-25
Authors: Joseph Biederman; Carter R Petty; Michael C Monuteaux; Margaret Evans; Tiffany Parcell; Stephen V Faraone; Janet Wozniak Journal: J Clin Psychiatry Date: 2009-04-21 Impact factor: 4.384