ERIC Number: EJ744540
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Publication Date: 2006-Apr
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Parents' and Teachers' Concordance with Children's Self-Ratings of Suicidality: Findings from a High-Risk Sample
Thompson, Richard; Dubowitz, Howard; English, Diana J.; Nooner, Kate B.; Wike, Traci; Bangdiwala, Shrikant I.; Runyan, Desmond K.; Briggs, Ernestine C.
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, v36 n2 p167-181 Apr 2006
This study examined concordance between adult and child reports of child suicidality using a sample of 1,046 8-year-old children at risk for, or having experienced, maltreatment. Concordance was low with both caregivers and teachers. For children reporting no suicidality, caregiver-child agreement was associated with few transitions in caregiver and low social withdrawal and aggression, and teacher-child agreement was associated with non-White ethnicity, good academic performance, and low thought problems. For children reporting suicidality, care-giver-child agreement was associated with perceptions of child mental health needs, aggression, and somatic complaints, and teacher-child agreement was associated with thought problems.
Descriptors: Caregivers, Health Needs, Suicide, At Risk Persons, Young Children, Caregiver Child Relationship, Aggression, Ethnicity, Academic Achievement, Mental Health, Child Health, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Child Abuse, Social Behavior, Racial Differences, Interpersonal Relationship, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Language: English
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