Authors: Ippolyti Vassi Alexandra Veltsista Evangelia Lagona Artemis Gika George Kavadias Chryssa Bakoula
Publish Date: 2008/06/28
Volume: 43, Issue: 12, Pages: 1008-1013
Abstract
A total of 2927 completed pairs of parentchild questionnaires were studied including the child behavior checklist CBCL and the youth selfreport YSR Linear regression analysis was used to identify both child and parental characteristics significantly associated with parent/child disagreement on scores for youth’s Internalising Externalising and Total problems scales for both genders separatelyAlthough there was a strong correlation between scores on the YSR and CBCL corresponding scales parent/child discrepancies were more likely to occur when the later had good academic performance were dissatisfied from their selfimage or their life Parental factors that influence discrepancies in parent/child scale scores were low paternal education for both genders father being the informant for boys and maternal stress and lack of awareness of leisure activities for girlsThis research was funded by the European Commission Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources Program contract number QLG1CT200001643 and the Academy of Athens The authors would like to thank all the respondents who participated in this study for their contribution
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