PROBLEMS AND COMPETENCIES REPORTED BY PARENTS OF AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN CHILDREN

被引:68
作者
ACHENBACH, TM [1 ]
HENSLEY, VR [1 ]
PHARES, V [1 ]
GRAYSON, D [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SYDNEY,DEPT PSYCHOL,SYDNEY,NSW 2006,AUSTRALIA
来源
JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY AND ALLIED DISCIPLINES | 1990年 / 31卷 / 02期
关键词
Child Behavior Checklist; child/adolescent psychopathology; cross‐cultural; Epidemiology; parent reports; sex differences;
D O I
10.1111/j.1469-7610.1990.tb01566.x
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
Abstract We compared problems and competencies reported for 2600 randomly selected nonreferred children in Sydney and the U.S.A. Sydney children scored significantly higher on 82 problem items, with a mean total problem score of 31.6 versus 20.1 for the U.S.A. Nevertheless, item scores correlated 0.92 between countries, most differences between competence scores were small, and patterns were similar for sex, age, socioeconomic status, and internalizing versus externalizing problems. Although higher clinical cutoffs may be needed in Sydney, the similarity of patterns in scores permits calibration of the Child Behavior Checklist between Sydney and the U.S.A. Sex differences found in seven cultures were summarized. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved
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页码:265 / 286
页数:22
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