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Behavioural problems in school children in the United Arab Emirates: cross-informant variance
Other Title(s)
الاضطرابات السلوكية لدى طلاب المدارس في دولة الإمارات : التباين في مصدر المعلومات
Joint Authors
Ghabash, Rafiah Ubayd
Eapen, V.
Source
The Arab Journal of Psychiatry
Issue
Vol. 10, Issue 1 (31 May. 1999), pp.31-38, 8 p.
Publisher
The Arab Federation of Psychiatrists
Publication Date
1999-05-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Parents' reports and teachers" reports about children's behaviour were recorded using ruttcr's behaviour scale for parents and rutter's behaviour scale for teachers in 100 .-school children in sharjah.
united arab emirates.
in this study, correlation between -both informants" scores for individual items ranged from .62 (tears on arrival at school/ (refuse) to .10 (stomach ache/ vomiting) and for problem categories ranged from .18 '(emotional problems) to .36 (conduct problems) suggesting a lack of congruence among 'these two sources.
it was also found that agreement between parents and teachers was 'better for conduct than for emotional problems.
our findings indicate the need for cross-in'formant assessment in behavioural research in children.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ghabash, Rafiah Ubayd& Eapen, V.. 1999. Behavioural problems in school children in the United Arab Emirates: cross-informant variance. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry،Vol. 10, no. 1, pp.31-38.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-179040
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ghabash, Rafiah Ubayd& Eapen, V.. Behavioural problems in school children in the United Arab Emirates: cross-informant variance. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry Vol. 10, no. 1 (May. 1999), pp.31-38.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-179040
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ghabash, Rafiah Ubayd& Eapen, V.. Behavioural problems in school children in the United Arab Emirates: cross-informant variance. The Arab Journal of Psychiatry. 1999. Vol. 10, no. 1, pp.31-38.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-179040
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references: p. 37-38
Record ID
BIM-179040