ERIC Number: EJ1034787
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Nov
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1087-0547
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Comparison of Mother, Father, and Teacher Reports of ADHD Core Symptoms in a Sample of Child Psychiatric Outpatients
Sollie, Henrik; Larsson, Bo; Mørch, Willy-Tore
Journal of Attention Disorders, v17 n8 p699-710 Nov 2013
Objective: To explore the significance of adding father ratings to mother and teacher ratings in the assessment of ADHD symptoms in children. Method: The ADHD Rating Scale-IV, the Child Behavior Checklist, and the Teacher Report Form were filled out by all three informants for a sample of 48 clinically referred children (79% boys) aged 6 to 15 (M = 10.1) years. Results: Correspondence between father and teacher reports on ADHD-specific symptoms (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = 0.38) exceeded that between mothers and teachers (ICC = 0.23). Fathers rated their children as having fewer problems than did mothers and teachers on Total scale scores and the Inattention subscale of the ADHD Rating Scale-IV. Mother ratings were more sensitive to an ADHD diagnosis, whereas father ratings better predicted an ADHD diagnosis requiring the two-setting criterion. Conclusion: The choice of parent informant and informant combination had a considerable impact on parent-teacher concordance and estimates of ADHD symptoms and subtypes in the child.
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Mother Attitudes, Father Attitudes, Patients, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Teacher Attitudes, Psychiatry, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Rating Scales, Clinical Diagnosis, Correlation, Scores, Foreign Countries, Children
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Child Behavior Checklist; Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children
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