title: Epidemiology of behavioral and emotional problems among children of Jamaica and the United States: parent reports for ages 6 to 11.
abstract: Research on child behavior problems requires standardized methodology in order to identify similarities and differences between societies. The present study compared parent-reported behavior problems of 360 Jamaican and 946 U.S. children aged 6 to 11. It revealed few differences in individual, total, internalizing (e.g., depression), and externalizing (e.g., fighting) problem scores as a function of nationality, gender, or age. Findings from this and other studies indicate the feasibility of a common methodology in cross-national studies of children's problems, but also the need for further refinement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lambert
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Achenbach
mesh_terms: D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007563:Jamaica / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology