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[How reliable is parental disclosure?].

B Rennen-Allhoff1

  • 1Abteilung Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Rheinischen Landesklinik/Psychiatrischen Universitätsklinik, Düsseldorf.

Praxis Der Kinderpsychologie Und Kinderpsychiatrie
|November 1, 1991
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Parents can reliably report on their child's birth weight, walking age, and academic achievements. However, parental reports on psychopathology symptoms may vary, and overestimation is not a general trend.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Psychometrics

Context:

  • Parental reports are frequently used in child development and clinical research.
  • Understanding the accuracy of these reports is crucial for data interpretation.

Purpose:

  • To review the existing research on the reliability and validity of parental reports.
  • To assess the accuracy of retrospective and actual parental reports across different domains.

Summary:

  • Parents demonstrate reliability in reporting birth weight, age of first walking, and academic achievement.
  • Correlations between parental estimates and objective measures (e.g., developmental tests) are moderate to high.
  • Parental reports on psychopathological symptoms show considerable informant variability, influenced by item content and methodology; a general overestimation bias was not evident.

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Impact:

  • Highlights the utility of parental reports for specific developmental milestones and academic data.
  • Underscores the need for caution when using parental reports for psychopathological symptoms.
  • Informs researchers on factors influencing the accuracy of parental recall and estimation.