Age, Gender, and Ethnicity Effects on Parent-Child Discrepancy Using Identical Item Measures

Autor/inn/en	Carlston, David L.; Ogles, Benjamin M.
Titel	Age, Gender, and Ethnicity Effects on Parent-Child Discrepancy Using Identical Item Measures
Quelle	In: Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18 (2009) 2, S.125-135 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1062-1024
DOI	10.1007/s10826-008-9213-2
Schlagwörter	Ethnicity; Daughters; Child Behavior; Parent Child Relationship; Cultural Influences; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Adolescents; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Measures (Individuals); Statistical Analysis; Hispanic Americans; Whites; African Americans + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnizität; Daughter; Tochter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Geschlechterkonflikt; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Messdaten; Statistische Analyse; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; White; Weißer; Afroamerikaner
Abstract	Objective assessment of child and adolescent behavioral and emotional symptoms is traditionally obtained from multiple sources. However, a substantial body of research indicates that parental and child reports provide significant amounts of contradicting diagnostic information. Although a large and growing body of research attempts to identify potential influences of discrepant reports, the current research improves upon previous research in three primary ways: using identical item measures, using expanded statistical analyses, and evaluating cultural influences on observed discrepancies. A total of 2,153 parent-child dyads completed ratings of child behavior and emotional functioning. Specifically, parents and children completed the Ohio Scales, an empirically supported, identical item measure. Generally, reporter agreement was greater than typically reported. Similar to previous research with clinical populations, parents reported greater levels of child problems than their children. While age was not associated with observed discrepancies, parents and daughters demonstrated greater discrepancies on fewer specific items while parents and sons demonstrated more pervasive yet less severe discrepancies. Additionally, Hispanic dyads demonstrated less discrepancy than did African American and Caucasian dyads independent of discrepancy analysis. Discrepancies must be measured using multiple statistical methods in order to understand patterns. Furthermore, discrepancy research must address key demographic factors (e.g., ethnicity, gender). (As Provided).
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