Young Girls' and Caretakers' Reports of Problem Behavior: Comprehension and Concordance across Age, Race, and Behavior

Autor/inn/en	Slocum, Lee Ann; Simpson, Sally S.; Hipwell, Alison E.; Loeber, Rolf
Titel	Young Girls' and Caretakers' Reports of Problem Behavior: Comprehension and Concordance across Age, Race, and Behavior
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 43 (2011) 3, S.1010-1040 (31 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X10379128
Schlagwörter	Behavior Problems; Females; Drug Abuse; Age Differences; Racial Differences; Young Children; Parents; Caregivers; Comprehension; Whites; Minority Groups; Antisocial Behavior; Longitudinal Studies; Interviews; Poverty; At Risk Persons; Urban Areas; Questionnaires; Incidence; Cheating; Violence; Aggression; Attendance Patterns; Smoking; Marijuana; Inhalants; Delinquency; Substance Abuse; Pennsylvania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Rassenunterschied; Frühe Kindheit; Eltern; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Verstehen; Verständnis; White; Weißer; Ethnische Minderheit; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Armut; Risikogruppe; Urban area; Stadtregion; Fragebogen; Vorkommen; Prellen; Gewalt; Rauchen; Kriminalität; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum
Abstract	The article discusses a research instrument developed and utilized by the Pittsburgh Girls Study that asked young girls (ages 7 and 8) and their caretakers to report on the girls' involvement in a variety of problem behaviors. In this article, the authors evaluate whether comprehension, prevalence, and caretaker-child concordance of problem behaviors varied by child age and race. Results indicate that the girls understood most questions (except for some related to drug use) and that comprehension and reported involvement increased with age. Findings show that nonwhites showed greater comprehension and reported more involvement in problem behavior than Whites. Overall, the authors find modest concordance between reports from the girls and their caretakers, with greater agreement for nonwhites and older children. The authors conclude that a more comprehensive understanding of youth problem behavior is gained when both caretakers and children provide reports. (Contains 5 tables and 10 notes.) (As Provided).
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