TY - JOUR
T1 - Behavioral and emotional problems in Chinese adolescents
T2 - Parent and teacher reports
AU - Liu, Xianchen
AU - Sun, Zhenxiao
AU - Neiderhiser, Jenae M.
AU - Uchiyama, Makoto
AU - Okawa, Masako
AU - Rogan, Walter
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by Shandong Medical Research Foundation, People's Republic of China, and by a Japan Science and Technology Agency Fellowship.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Objective: This study examined behavioral and emotional problems in Chinese adolescents. Method: A sample of 1,694 adolescents aged 12 to 16 years participated in this study in 1997. Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and teachers completed the Teacher's Report Form (TRF). Results: For both parent and teacher reports, internalizing syndromes were scored higher in girls and externalizing syndromes were scored higher in boys. Scores on most of the CBCL and TRF subscales were higher for the older adolescents. The overall prevalence rates of parent- and teacher-reported behavioral problems were 23.1% and 19.2%, respectively. The eight cross-informant syndromes were highly comorbid, with a significant association across syndromes (mean odds ratio = 16.1 for CBCL and 22.5 for TRF). Correlations between parent and teacher reports were 0.51 for eight subscales and 0.68 for Total Problems. Conclusions: These findings demonstrate that behavioral and emotional problems tend to increase with age and cluster in the same individuals. The prevalence rates of behavioral problems in Chinese adolescents are comparable to those reported in Western countries. In contrast to findings for Western samples, parent reports of behavioral problems were highly correlated with teacher reports.
AB - Objective: This study examined behavioral and emotional problems in Chinese adolescents. Method: A sample of 1,694 adolescents aged 12 to 16 years participated in this study in 1997. Parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), and teachers completed the Teacher's Report Form (TRF). Results: For both parent and teacher reports, internalizing syndromes were scored higher in girls and externalizing syndromes were scored higher in boys. Scores on most of the CBCL and TRF subscales were higher for the older adolescents. The overall prevalence rates of parent- and teacher-reported behavioral problems were 23.1% and 19.2%, respectively. The eight cross-informant syndromes were highly comorbid, with a significant association across syndromes (mean odds ratio = 16.1 for CBCL and 22.5 for TRF). Correlations between parent and teacher reports were 0.51 for eight subscales and 0.68 for Total Problems. Conclusions: These findings demonstrate that behavioral and emotional problems tend to increase with age and cluster in the same individuals. The prevalence rates of behavioral problems in Chinese adolescents are comparable to those reported in Western countries. In contrast to findings for Western samples, parent reports of behavioral problems were highly correlated with teacher reports.
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U2 - 10.1097/00004583-200107000-00018
DO - 10.1097/00004583-200107000-00018
M3 - Article
C2 - 11437022
AN - SCOPUS:0034955218
SN - 0890-8567
VL - 40
SP - 828
EP - 836
JO - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
JF - Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
IS - 7
ER -
