The behaviour of 3-year-old children: prevalence and parental perception of problem behaviour: a research note.
A rating of parental concern was added to the Behaviour Checklist (BCL), which was then used as part of a Health Visitor administered routine developmental assessment of 1170, 3-year-old children. The overall prevalence of behaviour problems using a cut-off score of 10 was 10%, with 66% of parents having one or more concerns about their child. There were no sex differences. Parents of only children had more concerns on 6 of the 19 items even though their children behaved no differently from those with siblings. The usefulness of the BCL as a routine screening measure and the need to identify and address parental concerns at an early stage is discussed.
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Psychology Department, Royal United Hospital, Bath, U.K.
D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D015995:Prevalence; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology