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Infant Behavior and Development

Volume 50, February 2018, Pages 324-327
Infant Behavior and Development

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The evaluation of behavioural problems in the first three years of life: Comparing parents and early childhood educators

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Highlights

  • Parents-educator agreement in the assessment of behavioural problems is analyzed.

  • Mothers-fathers agreement is high, mostly for externalizing behaviours.

  • Evaluation of educators is significantly different compared to both parents.

  • Parents-educator accordance is greater on internalizing behaviours.

Abstract

The study investigates the degree of agreement between mothers, fathers and educators in the evaluation of early childhood behavioural problems, through the CBCL 1½–5. Data analysis indicates a good level of agreement between mothers and fathers, along with a significant divergence between parents and educators.

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