Title

Cross-informant ratings of social competence in children and adolescents

Authors

Authors

K. Renk;V. Phares

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Clin. Psychol. Rev.

Keywords

cross-informant ratings; social competence; children; adolescents; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; PEER RELATIONS; PERCEIVED COMPETENCE; CHINESE; CHILDREN; MULTIPLE SOURCES; PARENT RATINGS; AGE CHILDREN; BEHAVIOR; TEACHER; SELF; Psychology, Clinical

Abstract

The cross-informant ratings of social competence displayed by children and adolescents were investigated in a meta-analytic study. Effect sizes from 74 studies containing the ratings of the social competence of children and adolescents from at least two different informants were included in this meta-analysis. Results indicated that studies investigating the correspondence of the child or adolescent's own report with the report of parent, teacher, or peer informants had average effect sizes that were small in magnitude. The average effect sizes of other types of cross-informant pairs (e.g., parent-teacher) were moderate in magnitude, with teachers and peers demonstrating the greatest correspondence. Potential moderators (e.g., the type of measure completed by the informants, the age and gender of the target child or adolescent, and the location of the assessment) were also examined. These results demonstrate the importance of selecting carefully informants when evaluating the social competence of children and adolescents. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Journal Title

Clinical Psychology Review

Volume

24

Issue/Number

2

Publication Date

1-1-2004

Document Type

Review

Language

English

First Page

239

Last Page

254

WOS Identifier

WOS:000221032500006

ISSN

0272-7358

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