KMID : 0367320120230030127
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 2012 Volume.23 No. 3 p.127 ~ p.133
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Agreement between Parent and Teacher Reports in Clinical Setting : Comparing SDQ-Kr with K-CBCL
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Kim Heung-Kyu
Ahn Joung-Sook Kim Min-Hyock
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Abstract
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Objectives : The aims of this study were to examine agreement between parent and teacher ratings of the Korean version Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ-Kr) for the children¡¯s psychopathology and to determine whether it is effective in diagnostics as the Korean version of Childhood Behavior Checklist (K-CBCL).
Methods : SDQ-Kr and K-CBCL were completed by parents and teachers of 165 children aged 6-12 years. The clinical diagnosis was made by a child and adolescent psychiatrist who did not have knowledge of the outcome. Spearman¡¯s correlations were computed for associations between parents¡¯ and teachers¡¯ ratings on a subscale level. The Mann-Whitney U test was performed for the influence of child¡¯s age and sex on the results. Finally, AUC values were calculated for the diagnostic capacity and the difference between informants was tested using the z test.
Results : High correlations were observed between parents¡¯ and teachers¡¯ SDQ-Kr on every scale. Parents were more sensitive to emotional symptoms of girls, while teachers appeared to be more responsive to externalized symptoms of boys, inattention-hyperactivity of young children, and emotional symptoms of seniors. Parents¡¯ SDQ-Kr demonstrated the highest prediction of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Conclusion : Teachers¡¯ SDQ-Kr can be used in identification of child psychopathology when parents are absent or when their reliability is considered low.
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KEYWORD
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SDQ-Kr, Parent-Teacher Agreement, Clinical Setting
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