When adolescents disagree with their mothers: CBCL‐YSR discrepancies related to maternal depression and adolescent self‐esteem

Abstract

Subjective, psychological variables such as mothers' level of depression and self-esteem of adolescents may be useful to consider when interpreting informant discrepancy concerning the mental problems of adolescents.

Agreement between youth-reported and parent-reported psychopathology in a referred sample

“…These findings are consistent with previous studies comparing parent reports and youth self-reports of adolescent emotional and behavioral problems [5,12,23,43]. In line with existing research, the level of parent-adolescent concordance was higher for the externalizing scale than for the internalizing scale [8,34]. This could be due to the fact that internalizing problems are less observable.…”

“…In general, previous studies revealed a higher parent-child agreement regarding externalizing symptoms compared to internalizing symptoms [8,34]. It has been argued that externalizing problems are more openly observable and directed at others.…”

Changes in parents' and self-reports of behavioral problems in Brazilian adolescents after behavioral treatment with urine alarm for nocturnal enuresis

“…These authors observed that overall agreement between children and parent reports was low to moderate, whereas parent-child agreement in a sample of enuretic children was moderate to good (15). Despite -ence the severity of reported problems, clinical work of including multiple informants in the diagnostic evaluation of children and adolescents (16). Apparently when parents evaluate their children, more externalizing problems are reported, while children, on self-report, point out more internalizing problems.…”

“…Apparently when parents evaluate their children, more externalizing problems are reported, while children, on self-report, point out more internalizing problems. Even though there is consensus that is important to have multiple informants during child/adolescents' assessment, the literature still has not reached a consensus on how to interpret the differences found in both reports (16).…”

Körperdysmorphe Störung

“…ängst-lich gebundene Kinder die höchste Rate an hypochondrischen Gedanken und funktionellen Störungen haben [39]. Auch Studien zum Selbstbild in Abhän-gigkeit von einer depressiven Mutter weisen deutlich auf psychodynamische Verstehensansätze hin: In der Untersuchung einer norwegischen Arbeitsgruppe [40] …”