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Relation Between Maternal Characteristics and Child Behavior Ratings

implications for Interpreting Behavior Checklists

Maureen S. Sanger, Ph.D.

Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

William E. MacLean, JR, Ph.D.

Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

Deborah A. Van Slyke, M.S.

Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee

The present study examined the extent to which mothers' ratings of their psychological distress, marital adjustment, and negative life events were related to maternal ratings of child behavior problems. Data were collected from mothers of 110 children (ages 2 to 12 years) who were referred to a pediatric clinic for a variety of common behavioral concerns. Maternal psychological distress and marital adjustment were significantly correlated with mothers' ratings on a child behavior checklist. Maternal psychological distress also accounted for a significant amount of the variance in maternal child behavior ratings over and above that accounted for by fathers' ratings of the same behaviors. Given that maternal characteristics co-vary significantly with reports of child behavior problems, pediatricians should interpret findings derived from child behavior rating scales within the overall family context.

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 31, No. 8, 461-466 (1992)
DOI: 10.1177/000992289203100803
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