title: Comparison of self-reported and parent-reported emotional and behavioral problems in adolescents from Croatia.
abstract: The first goal of this study was to obtain, Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Youth Self-Report (YSR) problem-scales data for youths in Croatia, and compare them to the original American sample. The second goal of this study was to compare boys -girls problem scales data and CBCL-YSR differences. The instruments were administered to school adolescents aged between 12-18 comprising a non-referred sample (n=611) drawn from the whole country. Youths, compared to their parents, rated higher scores in all scales in both sexes (p < 0.001). According to parents' reports boys had higher scores in more scales (five out of eleven). According to adolescents'self-reports girls had higher scores in more scales (seven out of eleven). Consistent with other studies, Croatian sample confirmed a larger number of serious behavioral and emotional problems reported by adolescents. Adolescents were confirmed as the most reliable informants on their problems.
authors.affiliation: Department for Psychological Medicine, University Hospital Center Zagreb, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia. ivan.begovac@zg.htnet.hr
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Begovac
authors.forename: Vlasta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rudan
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skocić
authors.forename: Oleg
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Filipović
authors.forename: Lajos
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Szirovicza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D017523:Croatia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010290:Parents; D012647:Self-Assessment; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology