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Are Discrepancies Among Child, Mother, and Father Reports on Children's Behavior Related to Parents' Psychological Symptoms and Aspects of Parent–Child Relationships?

Treutler, Christina M., Epkins, Catherine C.·2003·Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

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Examined whether parents' symptoms and qualitative and quantitative aspects of parent-child relationships make unique contributions to mothers' and fathers' reports of, and mother-child, father-child, and father-mother discrepancies on, children's behavior. Participants were 100 children, aged 10-12, and their mothers and fathers. Parents' symptoms and parent-child relationships made unique contributions to both parents' ratings of externalizing behavior. Although parent-child relationship variables were related to both parents' ratings of internalizing behavior, only parents' symptoms made unique contributions. On mother-child and father-child discrepancies, differences emerged between mother and father, and internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Both fathers' and mothers' symptoms contributed to father-mother discrepancies on both behavior types, with parent-child relationships contributing unique variance to discrepancies on internalizing behavior. Results highlight the importance of each informant's symptoms and relationship variables in understanding informant discrepancies.

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“…of conflict related to topics about which parents and adolescents typically encounter at home (e.g., chores, homework, and friends), as consistent with prior work (e.g., Smetana and Gaines, 1999; Adams and Laursen, 2001; Treutler and Epkins, 2003; Ehrlich et al., 2011; De Los Reyes et al., 2012b).”
Result
Problem Behavior, Parental Stress and Enuresis
Bruyne, E. D., Hoecke, E. V., Gompel, K. V., Verbeken, S., Baeyens, D., Hoebeke, P. B., & Walle, J. V. (2009) · The Journal of Urology · doi:10.1016/j.juro.2009.05.102 · Cited by 64
Associations between paternal depression and behaviour problems in children of 4–6 years
Davé, S., Sherr, L., Senior, R., & Nazareth, I. (2008) · European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · doi:10.1007/s00787-007-0672-6 · Cited by 61
“affected by their own personal adjustment [38, 51, 63, 65] such as depression [12, 45].”
Taxing Childcare: Effects on Childcare Choices, Family Labor Supply, and Children
Gathmann, C., & Sass, B. (2017) · Journal of Labor Economics · doi:10.1086/696143 · Cited by 80
Do parents know best? Parent-reported vs. child-reported depression symptoms as predictors of future child mood disorder in a high-risk sample
Lewis, K. S., Mars, B., Lewis, G., Rice, F. J., Sellers, R., Thapar, A. K., Craddock, N. J., Collishaw, S., & Thapar, A. (2012) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2012.03.008 · Cited by 67
Is Parent–Child Disagreement on Child Anxiety Explained by Differences in Measurement Properties? An Examination of Measurement Invariance Across Informants and Time
Olino, T. M., Finsaas, M. C., Dougherty, L. R., & Klein, D. N. (2018) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01295 · Cited by 61
“These studies have considered moderating factors such as parent–child relationship functioning (Treutler and Epkins, 2003), parent symptoms (Youngstrom et al.”
Background
Do Parent and Teacher Ratings of ADHD Reflect the Same Constructs? A Measurement Invariance Analysis
Jungersen, C. M., & Lonigan, C. J. (2021) · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10862-021-09874-3 · Cited by 64
The influence of discrepancies between adolescent and parent ratings of family dynamics on the well-being of adolescents.
Stuart, J., & Jose, P. E. (2012) · Journal of Family Psychology · doi:10.1037/a0030056 · Cited by 70
“As found in many previous studies (e.g., Achenbach, McConaughy, & Howell, 1987; Treutler & Epkins, 2003), discrepancies between parents and adolescents were indeed evident in ratings of family dynamics.”
Brief Report: Fathers’ and Mothers’ Ratings of Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Siblings of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Griffith, G. M., Hastings, R. P., & Petalas, M. A. (2013) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-013-1969-6 · Cited by 60
“Researchers have also found differences between mother and father ratings of child behavior, with mothers typically reporting more problem behaviors than fathers (Luoma et al. 2004; Treutler and Epkins 2003).”
The Effects of Parental Mood on Reports of Their Children’s Psychopathology
Maoz, H., Goldstein, T. R., Goldstein, B. I., Axelson, D., Fan, J., Hickey, M. B., Monk, K., Sakolsky, D. J., Diler, R. S., Brent, D. A., et al. (2014) · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/j.jaac.2014.07.005 · Cited by 60
Target problem (mis) matching: Predictors and consequences of parent–youth agreement in a sample of anxious youth
Hoffman, L. J., & Chu, B. C. (2015) · Journal of Anxiety Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2014.12.015 · Cited by 59
Concordance of Reports of Mental Health Functioning by Adolescents and Their Caregivers: A Comparison of European, African and Latino Americans
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“…1991; Cantwell et al., 1997; Edelbrock et al., 1986; Fabrega et al., 1996; Frick et al., 1994; Grills and Ollendick, 2003; Jensen et al., 1988, 1999; Kolko and Kazdin, 1993; Nomura et al., 2002; Renouf and Kovacs, 1994, 1997; Treutler and Epkins, 2003; Youngstrom et al., 2000; Zucker et al., 2002).”
Background
Children’s Mental Health: Discrepancy between Child Self-Reporting and Parental Reporting
Caqueo‐Urízar, A., Alfonso Urzúa, M., Villalonga-Olives, E., Atencio‐Quevedo, D., Irarrázaval, M., Flores, J., & Ramírez, C. (2022) · Behavioral Sciences · doi:10.3390/bs12100401 · Cited by 72
“These results suggest the design of interventions that promote greater and better communication within the family, since one of the main causes for consulting for mental health problems in children and adolescents is that their caregivers cannot perceive such difficulties [48], being that this domain is a protective f…”
Background
Parent–child discrepancies in the assessment of children’s and adolescents’ happiness
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In the Eye of the Beholder? Parent-Observer Discrepancies in Parenting and Child Disruptive Behavior Assessments
Moens, M. A., Weeland, J., der Giessen, D. V., Chhangur, R. R., & Overbeek, G. J. (2018) · Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology · doi:10.1007/s10802-017-0381-7 · Cited by 58
“…behavior, parent-child discrepancies have been related to negative parenting practices (i.e., harsh parenting), parenting stress, and conflictual parent-child interactions (De Los Reyes and Kazdin 2005; Ferdinand et al. 2004; Grills and Ollendick 2003; Stokes et al. 2011; Treutler and Epkins 2003).”
Background
Children of Parents with a Mental Illness: Predictors of Health-Related Quality of Life and Determinants of Child–Parent Agreement
Radicke, A., Barkmann, C., Adema, B., Daubmann, A., Wegscheider, K., & Wiegand‐Grefe, S. (2021) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph18020379 · Cited by 67
“Although controversial results exist regarding effects of age [54,56], research has consistently demonstrated that highly functional families show higher child– parent agreement [57,58], and that the parent’s mental health [10,59,60,83] and HRQoL [11] affect the proxy-ratings of their child’s HRQoL.”
Background
When Parents and Adolescents Disagree About Disagreeing: Observed Parent–Adolescent Communication Predicts Informant Discrepancies About Conflict
Ehrlich, K. B., Richards, J., Lejuez, C. W., & Cassidy, J. A. (2015) · Journal of Research on Adolescence · doi:10.1111/jora.12197 · Cited by 56
“In contrast, father–child discrepancies were predicted by father and child conflict and relationship ratings (Treutler & Epkins, 2003).”
Influential
The Health-Related Quality of Life of Children With an Extremity Fracture
Ding, R., McCarthy, M. L., Houseknecht, E., Ziegfeld, S. M., Knight, V. M., Korehbandi, P., Parnell, D., & Klotz, P. (2006) · Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics · doi:10.1097/01.bpo.0000218521.98244.7e · Cited by 55
Parent–Child Discrepancies in Report of Psychopathology: The Contributions of Response Bias and Parenting Stress
Stokes, J., Pogge, D. L., Wecksell, B., & Zaccario, M. L. (2011) · Journal of Personality Assessment · doi:10.1080/00223891.2011.594131 · Cited by 55
“…& Pickles, 1997; Chi & Hinshaw, 2002; Chilcoat & Breslau, 1997; Fergusson, Lynskey & Horwood, 1993; Najman et al., 2000; Renouf & Kovacs, 1994; Treutler & Epkins, 2003) or anxious parents (Briggs-Gowan, Carter, & Schwab-Stone, 1996; Frick, Silverthorn, & Evans, 1994), and others failing to…”
A Longitudinal Study of Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Negative Expectations and Perceptions of Child Problems
Luoma, I., Kaukonen, P., Mäntymaa, M., Puura, K., Tamminen, T., & Salmelin, R. K. (2004) · Child Psychiatry & Human Development · doi:10.1023/b:chud.0000039319.96151.63 · Cited by 55
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Early Vocabulary Delay and Behavioral/Emotional Problems in Early Childhood: The Generation R Study
Henrichs, J., Rescorla, L. A., Donkersloot, C., Schenk, J. J., Raat, H., Jaddoe, V. W. V., Albert Hofman, D., Verhulst, F. C., & Tiemeier, H. W. (2012) · Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research · doi:10.1044/1092-4388(2012/11-0169 · Cited by 54
Parent-child discrepancies in the report of adolescent emotional and behavioral problems in Taiwan
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Contribution of attachment security to the prediction of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in preschoolers victims of sexual abuse
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Latent difference score modeling: A flexible approach for studying informant discrepancies.
de Haan, A. D., Prinzie, P., Sentse, M., & Jongerling, J. (2017) · Psychological Assessment · doi:10.1037/pas0000480 · Cited by 52
“…these results may reflect differences between families in the level and quality of communication; in families wherein the quantity or quality of communication between parents and children is lower, discrepant views are likely more prevalent (De Los Reyes & Kazdin, 2005; Treutler & Epkins, 2003).”
Result
Behavioral consequences of mild traumatic brain injury in preschoolers
Gagner, C., Landry-Roy, C., Bernier, A., Gravel, J., & Beauchamp, M. H. (2017) · Psychological Medicine · doi:10.1017/s0033291717003221 · Cited by 57
“Another hypothesis to explain the predictive link between mother distress and mother-reported post-TBI behavior problems is that the psychological state of the mother might influence the way she perceives her child and fills out the questionnaire (Treutler & Epkins, 2003).”
Background
Relationship Between Parenting Stress and Ratings of Executive Functioning in Children With ADHD
Joyner, K. B., Silver, C. H., & Stavinoha, P. L. (2009) · Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment · doi:10.1177/0734282909333945 · Cited by 53
“…between parents’ and other respondents’ report of child behavior problems (Kolko & Kazdin, 1993; Treutler & Epkins, 2003; Youngstrom et al., 2000) and higher frequencies of reported child behavior problems (Phares, Compas, & Howell, 1989; Treutler & Epkins, 2003; Youngstrom et al., 2000).”
BackgroundInfluential
Informant Disagreement for Separation Anxiety Disorder
Foley, D. L., Rutter, M. L., Pickles, A. R., Angold, A. C., MAES, H. H. M., Silberg, J. L., & Eaves, L. J. (2004) · Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry · doi:10.1097/00004583-200404000-00011 · Cited by 48
“Treutler and Epkins (2003) found that parental disagreement for CBCL ratings was predicted by increasing time spent by the mother with the child, and father–child disagreement about CBCL ratings was predicted by poor paternal acceptance of the child.”
Background
Validity of Adolescent and Parent Reports on the Six-Item ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-6) in Clinical Assessments of Adolescent Social Anxiety
Keeley, L. M., Makol, B. A., Qasmieh, N., Deros, D. E., Karp, J. N., Lipton, M. F., Augenstein, T. M., Truong, M. L., Racz, S. J., & Reyes, A. D. L. (2017) · Journal of Child and Family Studies · doi:10.1007/s10826-017-0950-y · Cited by 48
Parental anxiety and offspring development: A systematic review
Sweeney, S., & Wilson, C. E. (2023) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2023.01.128 · Cited by 60
Parental and children's report of emotional problems: agreement, explanatory factors and event‐emotion correlation
Michels, N., Vanaelst, B., Stoppie, E., Huybrechts, I., Bammann, K., Henauw, S. D., & Sioen, I. (2012) · Child and Adolescent Mental Health · doi:10.1111/j.1475-3588.2012.00672.x · Cited by 47
Parent and child reports of sleep problems associated with early-onset bipolar spectrum disorders.
Lofthouse, N., Fristad, M. A., Splaingard, M., & Kelleher, K. J. (2007) · Journal of Family Psychology · doi:10.1037/0893-3200.21.1.114 · Cited by 47
“Results Rationale for the following analyses is based on Treutler and Epkins’ (2003) recommendations for cross-informant research, which include the examination of “correspondence” (i.”
Psychometric Properties of the Emotion Reactivity Scale in Community Screening Assessments
Byrne, S., Makol, B. A., Keeley, L. M., & Reyes, A. D. L. (2019) · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10862-019-09749-8 · Cited by 47
“It Depends on What You Mean by ‘Disagree’”: Differences between Parent and Child Perceptions of Parent–Child Conflict
Reyes, A. D. L., Thomas, S. A., Swan, A. J., Ehrlich, K. B., Reynolds, E. K., Suárez, L., Dougherty, L. R., MacPherson, L., & Pabón, S. C. (2012) · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10862-012-9288-3 · Cited by 51
“Indeed, some studies using these measures identify no differences between parent and child reports for some conflict domains (e.g., intensity) and differences on other conflict domains (e.g., number of conflict topics discussed; see Ehrlich et al. 2011; Treutler and Epkins 2003).”
Influential
Parent and youth report of youth anxiety: evidence for measurement invariance
Dirks, M. A., Weersing, V. R., Warnick, E. M., González, A., Alton, M. E., Dauser, C., Scahill, L. D., & WOOLSTON, J. L. (2013) · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry · doi:10.1111/jcpp.12159 · Cited by 46
Multi-Domain Predictors of Oppositional Defiant Disorder Symptoms in Preschool Children: Cross-Informant Differences
Lavigne, J. V., Dahl, K. P., Gouze, K. R., LeBailly, S. A., & Hopkins, J. (2014) · Child Psychiatry & Human Development · doi:10.1007/s10578-014-0472-4 · Cited by 45
Parent-adolescent informant discrepancy on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in the UK Millennium Cohort Study
Booth, C., Moreno‐Agostino, D., & Fitzsimons, E. (2023) · Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health · doi:10.1186/s13034-023-00605-y · Cited by 44
“And, in some cases, internalising problems may be well reported by parents, such as when the parent–child relationship is strong, characterised by more time spent together, including open communication [47].”
Background
Are We Thinking about the Same Disorder? A Trifactor Model Approach to Understand Parents’ and Their Adolescents’ Reports of Borderline Personality Pathology
Vanwoerden, S., McLaren, V., Stepp, S. D., & Sharp, C. (2022) · Journal of Personality Assessment · doi:10.1080/00223891.2022.2039165 · Cited by 43
Psychometric Evaluation of the Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) in a Predominately Hispanic, Low-Income Sample
Hungerford, G. M., Garcia, D., & Bagner, D. M. (2015) · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10862-015-9478-x · Cited by 43
“2005) even though they can offer unique and important information about the child (Treutler and Epkins 2003).”
Exploring Child and Parent Factors in the Diagnostic Agreement on the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule
Reuterskiöld, L., Öst, L., & Ollendick, T. H. (2008) · Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10862-008-9081-5 · Cited by 43
“This is partly in contrast to earlier reported work on parental psychopathology and disagreement (Engel et al. 1994; Treutler and Epkins 2003).”
Result
Adjustment in childhood cancer survivors, healthy peers, and their parents: The mediating role of the parent-child relationship
Schepers, S. A., Okado, Y., Russell, K., Long, A. M., & Phipps, S. (2019) · Journal of Pediatric Psychology · doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsy069 · Cited by 42
Comparison of Parent Versus Child-Report of Child Impulsivity Traits and Prediction of Outcome Variables
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“Perhaps discrepancies between parental and child reports reflect characteristics of the family, such as communication or relationships problems (Bidaut-Russell et al. 1995; Jensen et al. 1988b; Kolko and Kazdin 1993; Treutler and Epkins 2003; Van Roy et al. 2010).”
Parental Perception of Flourishing in School-Aged Children: 2011–2012 National Survey of Children's Health
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Authors: Treutler, C. M., & Epkins, C. C.
Affiliations: Texas Tech University (US)
Corresponding author: Epkins, Catherine C.
Venue: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2003-02
Volume: 31
Issue: 1
Pages: 13-27
ISSN: 0091-0627 (ISSN-L)
1573-2835
DOI: 10.1023/a:1021765114434
OpenAlex: W226740661
Cited by: 344
References: 51
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FWCI: 11.80
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
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Locations: Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
Keywords: informant discrepancies, parent-child relationship, child behavior, externalizing problems, internalizing problems, mothers, fathers
MeSH terms: Adult, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Father-Child Relations, Fathers, Female, Humans, Internal-External Control, Male, Mother-Child Relations, Mothers, Personality Assessment, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Observer Variation, Parenting

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