Interparental Agreement on Internalizing, Externalizing, and Total Behavior Problems: A Meta-analysis

Previous studies have addressed the degree of correspondence between interparental reports of children's behavior problems, but have not examined the discrepancies in these reports. A meta‐analysis containing 60 studies and 126 independent effect sizes was conducted. Results suggest that matern...

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Published inClinical psychology (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 435 - 453
Main Authors Duhig, Amy M., Renk, Kimberly, Epstein, Monica K., Phares, Vicky
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2000
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
Subjects
Behavior Problems
Childhood Development
children's emotional and behavioral problems
Fathers
Female
Human
interparental agreement
Male
meta-analytic review
Mothers
Parental Attitudes
Psychosocial Development
Systematic review
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Summary:Previous studies have addressed the degree of correspondence between interparental reports of children's behavior problems, but have not examined the discrepancies in these reports. A meta‐analysis containing 60 studies and 126 independent effect sizes was conducted. Results suggest that maternal and paternal ratings exhibit moderate correspondence in ratings of internalizing behavior problems in children and large correspondence in ratings of externalizing and total behavior problems in children. In terms of discrepancy of reports, parents reported similar levels of all types of problems. Age, gender, and socioeconomic status were found to moderate correspondence between mothers’ and fathers’ ratings but did not moderate discrepancies in mothers’ and fathers’ ratings.
Bibliography:istex:D97361096DFE884FE97205831B92590B092645C1
ArticleID:CPSP435
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ISSN:0969-5893
1468-2850
DOI:10.1093/clipsy.7.4.435