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Major Life Events and Changes in the Behavioural Functioning of Children
Author(s) -
Berden Guy F. M. G.,
Althaus Monika,
Verhulst Frank C.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1990.tb00836.x
Subject(s) - psychology , cbcl , checklist , developmental psychology , child behavior checklist , population , incidence (geometry) , demography , clinical psychology , sociology , optics , cognitive psychology , physics
The relationship between major life events and changes, across a 2‐yr period, in the level of parent‐reported behavioural/emotional problems in 1397 children from a general population sample was investigated using a highly modified version of the Coddington Life Events Record and the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist. The life event questionnaire used in the present study proved to have a satisfactory reliability. The number of life events increased significantly with increasing age of the child, and a higher incidence of such events was found for families with lower socio‐economic status. A significant relationship was found between the total score of negative life events across the 2‐yr period and changes in the level of behavioural/emotional problems of the children.