Assessment of Childhood Depression: Correspondence between Reports by Child, Mother, and Father

Ivens, Carolyn; Rehm, Lynn P.

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“…However, some of these studies examined informant agreement on individual symptoms and found moderate-to-high levels of agreement on individual symptoms regarding suicidal ideation (e.g., Angold et al, 1987;Ivens & Rehm, 1988). Findings of some of these studies have been moderated by child and family characteristics (e.g., child age and gender, parental depression; Angold et al, 1987;Edelbrock et al, 1986;Weissman et al, 1987), although, again, informant agreement generally remains in the low-to-moderate range despite the influence of these informant characteristics on levels of agreement.…”

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“…For instance, low-to-moderate levels of informant agreement have generally been found on informants' ratings of child anxiety (Choudhury et al, 2003;Comer & Kendall, 2004;Edelbrock et al, 1986;Engel et al, 1994;Foley et al, 2004;Frick et al, 1994;Grills & Ollendick, 2003;Krain & Kendall, 2000;Rapee et al, 1994;Verhulst et al, 1987;Wachtel et al, 1994;Weissman et al, 1987). In addition, although the findings of some of these studies have been moderated by child and family characteristics (e.g., child age, child ethnicity, child gender, children's social desirability, family conflict, maternal anxiety; Edelbrock et al, 1986;Grills & Ollendick, 2003;Rapee et al, 1994;Wachtel et al, 1994), nevertheless, levels of informant agreement generally remain in the low-to-moderate range.With regard to informants' ratings of child depression, prior work has generally revealed low-to-moderate levels of informant agreement (Angold et al, 1987;Braaten et al, 2001;Edelbrock et al, 1986;Garber, Van Slyke, & Walker, 1998;Ines & Sacco, 1992;Ivens & Rehm, 1988;Kashani, Orvaschel, Burk, & Reid, 1985;Reich, Herjanic, Welner, & Gandhy, 1982;Verhulst et al, 1987;Weissman et al, 1987;Williams, McGee, Anderson, & Silva, 1989). However, some of these studies examined informant agreement on individual symptoms and found moderate-to-high levels of agreement on individual symptoms regarding suicidal ideation (e.g., Angold et al, 1987;Ivens & Rehm, 1988).…”

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Informant Discrepancies in the Assessment of Childhood Psychopathology: A Critical Review, Theoretical Framework, and Recommendations for Further Study.

Reyes¹,

Kazdin²

2005

Psychological Bulletin

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Discrepancies often exist among different informants' (e.g., parents, children, teachers) ratings of child psychopathology. Informant discrepancies have an impact on the assessment, classification, and treatment of childhood psychopathology. Empirical work has identified informant characteristics that may influence informant discrepancies. Limitations of previous work include inconsistent measurement of informant discrepancies and, perhaps most importantly, the absence of a theoretical framework to guide research. In this article, the authors present a theoretical framework (the Attribution Bias Context Model) to guide research and theory examining informant discrepancies in the clinic setting. Needed directions for future research and theory include theoretically driven attention to conceptualizing informant discrepancies across informant pairs (e.g., parent-teacher, mother-father, parent-child, teacher-child) as well as developing experimental approaches to decrease informant discrepancies in the clinic setting.Keywords: agreement, attribution bias context, correspondence, discrepancies, distortionIn a meta-analysis of 119 studies, Achenbach, McConaughy, and Howell (1987) identified what has come to be one of the most robust findings in clinical child research: Different informants' (e.g., parents, children, teachers) ratings of social, emotional, or behavior problems in children are discrepant (e.g., rs often in .20s). This finding has been replicated by further studies that have examined differences and similarities among informants' ratings under varying monikers (e.g., level of agreement among informants' ratings, disagreement among informants' ratings, correspondence among informants' ratings, discordance among informants' ratings). 1 Informant discrepancies have been found in virtually every method of clinical assessment that researchers and practitioners use to assess abnormal behavior in youths (e.g., rating scales, structured interviews; Achenbach et al., 1987;Grills & Ollendick, 2002). Moreover, discrepancies have been found in samples of informants encompassing diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds (Hay et al., 1999;Jensen et al., 1999;Kaufman, Swan, & Wood, 1980;Krenke & Kollmar, 1998;Rohde et al., 1999;Rousseau & Drapeau, 1998;Verhulst, Althaus, & Berden, 1987) and in virtually any clinic sample in which discrepancies have been examined (Edelbrock, Costello, Dulcan, Conover, & Kala, 1986;Frank, Van Egeren, Fortier, & Chase, 2000;Frick, Silverthorn, & Evans, 1994;Hart, Lahey, Loeber, & Hanson, 1994;Kazdin, French, & Unis, 1983;Rapee, Barrett, Dadds, & Evans, 1994).The importance in studying informant discrepancies is highlighted by three key factors. First, there is no single measure or method of assessing psychopathology in children that provides a definitive or "gold standard" to gauge which children are experiencing a given set of problems or disorders (e.g., Richters, 1992). The lack of such a standard stems, in part, from the need to incorporate information from multiple informants to asses...

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Informant Discrepancies in the Assessment of Childhood Psychopathology: A Critical Review, Theoretical Framework, and Recommendations for Further Study.

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Kazdin²

2005

Psychological Bulletin

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“…São sintomas reconhecidamente de mais difícil percepção e verbalização, 1,4,8,10,13 particularmente porque a inibição psicomotora é importante sintoma depressivo. Alguns autores indicaram que pais podem ser menos capazes de reconhecer problemas internalizados, como a tristeza e ansiedade, e mais habilitados quando se tratam de aspectos externalizados, como a agressividade ou acting out.…”

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“…Estudos de confiabilidade com dados obtidos de pais e filhos adolescentes têm mostrado concordâncias elevadas para características físicas permanentes, 18 mas não para dimensões subjetivas, como a maioria dos sintomas psicológicos. 1,2,4,8,10,13 As mães, pela proximidade de sua relação com os filhos, são as informantes secundárias mais utilizadas. Alguns pesquisadores referem que, geralmente, os pais sobre-registram os sintomas psicológicos, enquanto que as mães os sub-registram, exceto para alterações do comportamento ou distúrbios emocionais, 10 como sintomas depressivos e depressão.…”

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“…1,2,4,8,10,13 As mães, pela proximidade de sua relação com os filhos, são as informantes secundárias mais utilizadas. Alguns pesquisadores referem que, geralmente, os pais sobre-registram os sintomas psicológicos, enquanto que as mães os sub-registram, exceto para alterações do comportamento ou distúrbios emocionais, 10 como sintomas depressivos e depressão. 2 Em um estudo, 17 encontrou-se que para a depressão, a idade foi inversamente associada com escores de concordância global.Além disso, entre os meninos, verificaram-se maiores Índices Kappa do que entre as meninas, para a depressão e ansiedade, enquanto que as estimativas foram maiores entre as mulheres, apenas para distúrbios de conduta.…”

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Concordância de informações de adolescentes e suas mães em inquérito de saúde

Fraga-Maia

Santana

2005

Rev. Saúde Pública

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Resumo ObjetivoEstimar o grau de concordância entre informações obtidas de trabalhadores adolescentes e suas mães em inquérito de saúde. Métodos Os dados provêm de inquérito populacional, de base domiciliar, conduzido com amostra aleatória de superfície de residentes da área urbana de Salvador, capital do Estado da Bahia. A amostra compõe-se de 82 pares de adolescentes trabalhadores de 10 a 14 anos de idade e suas mães. Após entrevista com os adolescentes, numa outra visita, suas mães foram convidadas a responder um questionário similar por um entrevistador cego. Sintomas respiratórios, depressivos, alterações do padrão do sono e problemas na vizinhança e na escola foram as variáveis analisadas. O grau de concordância foi estimado com proporções de acordo e Índice Kappa. Resultados Estimativas de acordo foram, em geral, baixas, com as mães fornecendo mais freqüentemente respostas positivas que os adolescentes, determinando vieses negativos, ou seja, estimativas menores, caso os resultados se baseassem no informante. A confiabilidade foi mais elevada entre os meninos em comparação com as meninas, para todas variáveis exceto para alterações do padrão de sono. Para sintomas depressivos, o nível de escolaridade da mãe se associou negativamente com o grau de concordância. Conclusões Informações obtidas de adolescentes diferem das obtidas de suas mães. Baixas concordâncias não equivalem a um problema de validade, que deverá ser avaliada em estudos futuros para essa população. Abstract Objective

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The Psychological and Medical Sequelae of War in Central American Refugee Mothers and Children

Locke

Southwick²,

McCloskey

et al. 1996

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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Assessment of Childhood Depression: Correspondence between Reports by Child, Mother, and Father

Cited by 92 publications

References 10 publications

Informant Discrepancies in the Assessment of Childhood Psychopathology: A Critical Review, Theoretical Framework, and Recommendations for Further Study.

Informant Discrepancies in the Assessment of Childhood Psychopathology: A Critical Review, Theoretical Framework, and Recommendations for Further Study.

Concordância de informações de adolescentes e suas mães em inquérito de saúde

The Psychological and Medical Sequelae of War in Central American Refugee Mothers and Children

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