Assessment of child problem behaviors by multiple informants: a longitudinal study from preschool to school entry

• Published in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry Vol. 48; no. 10; pp. 967 - 975
• Main Authors: Kerr, David C.R., Lunkenheimer, Erika S., Olson, Sheryl L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2007; Blackwell Publishing
• Subjects: Assessment; Behavior; Behavior Problems; Behavior Rating Scales; Check Lists; Child Behavior; Child Behavior Checklist; Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis; Child Behavior Disorders - epidemiology; Child Behavior Disorders - psychology; Child psychology; Child, Preschool; childhood; Data Analysis; Evaluation Methods; Examiners; Externalizing; Externalizing behaviour; Fathers; Female; Humans; Internal-External Control; internalizing; Internalizing behaviour; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Mothers; Observer Variation; Parents & parenting; Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data; Predictive Validity; Preschool children; Preschool Education; Psychiatry; Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data; Reproducibility of Results; Teacher Evaluation; Teachers; testing; Young children

Background:  Children's early problem behavior that manifests in multiple contexts is often more serious and stable. The concurrent and predictive validity of ratings of externalizing and internalizing by four informants was examined at preschool and early school age in an at‐risk sample. Metho...