Citation

Karver MS. J. Abnorm. Child Psychol. 2006; 34(2): 251-262.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. mkarver@chuma1.cas.usf.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10802-005-9015-6

PMID

16514552

Abstract

This study examined whether characteristics of behavioral items reported by parent and child are related to parent-child agreement. Data were collected from 20 judges rating 59 child behaviors on 11 dimensions hypothesized to affect parent-child agreement. Data from 675 parent-child dyads (85% female caregivers, 62% male children, aged 7-17) reporting on 59 child behaviors were used to examine agreement. Behavior characteristics accounted for 43% of variability in parent-child agreement. Three components, saliency to the parent, saliency to the child, and observability/willingness to report, contributed uniquely to prediction of agreement.

Language: en