OBJECTIVE: To determine rates and correlates of mother-adolescent agreement on the symptoms and diagnoses of depression and conduct disorders. METHOD: The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia in School Age Children was administered to a community sample of 460 adolescents and their mothers. Race, gender, family adaptability and cohesion, and living arrangement were evaluated as predictors of agreement. RESULTS: Mother-adolescent agreement was low (kappa < 0.40) for all diagnoses and symptoms with these exceptions: feeling tired (kappa = 0.40), inattention (kappa = 0.50), vandalism (kappa = 0.50), and chronic violation of rules (kappa = 0.72). Cohesion and adaptability were associated with mother-adolescent agreement on the symptoms and diagnosis of depression. This association was not demonstrated as consistently for agreement on the symptoms and diagnosis of conduct disorders. CONCLUSION: Study findings underscore the necessity of collecting data from both a parent and the adolescent when assessing an adolescent's psychological status.
OBJECTIVE: To determine rates and correlates of mother-adolescent agreement on the symptoms and diagnoses of depression and conduct disorders. METHOD: The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia in School Age Children was administered to a community sample of 460 adolescents and their mothers. Race, gender, family adaptability and cohesion, and living arrangement were evaluated as predictors of agreement. RESULTS: Mother-adolescent agreement was low (kappa < 0.40) for all diagnoses and symptoms with these exceptions: feeling tired (kappa = 0.40), inattention (kappa = 0.50), vandalism (kappa = 0.50), and chronic violation of rules (kappa = 0.72). Cohesion and adaptability were associated with mother-adolescent agreement on the symptoms and diagnosis of depression. This association was not demonstrated as consistently for agreement on the symptoms and diagnosis of conduct disorders. CONCLUSION: Study findings underscore the necessity of collecting data from both a parent and the adolescent when assessing an adolescent's psychological status.
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