Agreement Between Parent- and Self-Reports of Psychopathic Traits and Externalizing Behaviors in a Clinical Sample.
A number of studies have identified discrepancies in informant ratings of externalizing behaviors in youth, but it is unclear whether similar discrepancies exist between informants when rating psychopathic traits. In this study, we examined parent-child agreement on ratings of both psychopathic traits and externalizing behaviors, and examined the factors that influence agreement in both of these domains. A total of 282 children between 7 and 16 years (M = 10.60 years, SD = 1.91) from an outpatient child psychiatric clinic participated in this study. Our findings revealed low levels of parent-child agreement on these measures (ICC values ranging from .02 to .30 for psychopathic traits; ICC values ranging from .09 to .30 for externalizing behaviors). In addition, our findings did not support the moderating effects of child's age, gender, clinical diagnosis, informant, and parental conflict on the relationship between parent- and child-ratings of psychopathic traits and externalizing behaviors. Further research is needed to better understand how parents and child reports of child's externalizing behaviors and psychopathic traits are similar and/or different from one another and factors that influence these agreements.
Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Basel, Missionsstrasse 62, 4055, Basel, Switzerland. y.ooi@unibas.ch.|Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore. y.ooi@unibas.ch.
Yoon Phaik
YP
Ooi
Department of Psychology, Center for the Prevention of Youth Behavior Problems, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
Andrea L
AL
Glenn
Psychological Studies, Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.
Rebecca P
RP
Ang
Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Basel, Missionsstrasse 62, 4055, Basel, Switzerland.
Stefania
S
Vanzetti
Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Basel, Missionsstrasse 62, 4055, Basel, Switzerland.
Tiziana
T
Falcone
Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Basel, Missionsstrasse 62, 4055, Basel, Switzerland.
Jens
J
Gaab
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.|Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore.|Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.|Clinical Sciences, DUKE-NUS Medical School Singapore, 20 College Road, Level 6, Singapore, Singapore.
Daniel Ss
DS
Fung
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D000066553:Problem Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012016:Reference Values; D057566:Self Report; D012647:Self-Assessment
Antisocial Process Screening Device; Child Behavior Checklist; Externalizing behaviors; Parent–child agreement; Psychopathic traits