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Diagnostic implications of parental ratings of children
Author(s) -
McMahon Robert C.,
Kunce Joseph T.,
Salamak Martin
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(197910)35:4<757::aid-jclp2270350413>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology
Evaluated parental ratings on aggressiveness and social resonsibility for 120 school‐age children and a cross‐validation sample of 67 children referred to a university‐sponsored developmental evaluation center in association with 10 commonly used interdisciplinary diagnoses. Parental ratings consistently and significantly related to staff diagnoses of behavior disorder and to hyperkinesis. A number of “expected” relationships, e.g., between learning disability and social irresponsibility, did not occur. In general, the results indicate: (1) that parental ratings show consistent relationships to selected interdisciplinary staff diagnoses; (2) that hyperkinesis may be related more strongly to aggressiveness than to the lack of socially responsible behavior; and (3) that parental ratings are potentially valuable in the diagnostic process.