caa a22 4500 386339538 CHVBK 20180307111744.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e198910 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S095457940000050X doi S095457940000050X pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S095457940000050X Optimal informants on childhood disruptive behaviors [Elektronische Daten] The question of which informant on childhood behavior disorders is the most useful an'd valid for which disorders influences diagnostic accuracy and research findings. The present study focuses on 177 boys, most of whom had been referred to outpatient services because they were displaying disruptive behavior. The boys, their mothers, and their teachers responded to a psychiatric interview concerning the boys' behavior. Analyses of conditional agreements between informants show that children, as compared with mothers and teachers, were less adequate informants on their own hyperactivity and inattentiveness. The same applied to children's reports of their own oppositional behavior. In contrast, children's reports of their conduct problems tended to complement the reports by adults. Although informants agreed significantly on the presence of many disruptive child behaviors, there were several on which they did not agree, particularly in the realm of hyperactivity/inattentiveness. There were few age differences between older and younger boys in this sample of 7- to 12-year-olds. The implications of the findings for research and clinical practice are discussed. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989 Loeber Rolf Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Green Stephanie M. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Lahey Benjamin B. Department of Psychology, University of Georgia Stouthamer-Loeber Magda Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Development and Psychopathology Cambridge University Press 1/4(1989-10), 317-337 0954-5794 1:4<317 1989 1 DPP https://doi.org/10.1017/S095457940000050X text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S095457940000050X text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Loeber Rolf Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Green Stephanie M. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lahey Benjamin B. Department of Psychology, University of Georgia NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Stouthamer-Loeber Magda Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Development and Psychopathology Cambridge University Press 1/4(1989-10), 317-337 0954-5794 1:4<317 1989 1 DPP CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge