title: The structure and correlates of self-reported symptoms in 11-year-old children.
abstract: Self-reports of DSM-III symptomatology were obtained from 792 11-year-old children using the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC). We report results concerning 13 subscales derived from the DISC. Factor analysis of the subscales suggested a broad distinction between "externalizing" and "internalizing" disorder for boys' self-report. For girls, two separate internalizing factors representing anxiety and depression emerged. We also found sex differences in correlates of self-reported disorder. Finally, we examined agreement between child and parent and teacher reports. Overall, agreement was relatively low, although somewhat higher for child-parent than for child-teacher.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McGee
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012649:Self Concept