title: Strength-based assessment of African-American adolescents with behavioral disorders.
abstract: The study examined consistencies and differences between 60 parents and their adolescent children with behavioral problems when rating the adolescents' strengths. The parents and teenagers agreed on most of the strength categories of the Behavior and Emotional Rating Scale. However, caretakers rated the adolescents as more involved in family life, while the adolescents rated themselves as more involved in school activities.
authors.affiliation: School of Education, Howard University, Washington, DC 20059, USA. drpfriedman@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Karen A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Weaver
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001741:Black or African American; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires