. 2011 Oct;21(5):407–415. doi: 10.1089/cap.2011.0032

Table 1.

Correlations Between Caregiver and Youth Credibility Ratings with Demographics, Family Characteristics, Clinical Features, and Ratings of Youth Emotions and Behavior

		Credibility rating
Variable	M (SD) or percentage	Caregiver	Youth	t-Test of difference
Youth demographics
Youth age (years)	10.8 (3.5)	−0.17^****	0.43^****	−13.29^****
Youth female gender	39%	−0.05	0.14^***	−3.74^***
White Ethnicity	22%	0.09^*	0.06	0.71
Intelligent Quotient Score^a	88.3 (13.8)	0.01	0.40^****	−3.63^***
Family characteristics and functioning
Number of siblings	3.1 (1.8)	−0.11^**	−0.02	−1.84
Reporter is biological mother	78%	−0.05	−0.05	0.09
Reporter is biological father	5%	−0.04	0.06	−2.02^*
Has a male primary caregiver	6%	−0.05	0.08^*	−2.61^*
Caregiver with youth most or all of past year?	97%	0.04	−0.02	1.12
Estimated income	3.3 (2.2)	0.14^**	0.04	1.82
Caregiver education	4.3 (1.2)	0.14^**	0.11^*	0.61
Occupational status	2.4 (2.6)	0.14^**	0.05	1.68
FAD Total Problems (caregiver rated)	2.0 (0.4)	−0.16^****	−0.02	−2.84^**
Global Family Environment (interviewer rated)	67.4 (12.0)	0.28^****	0.02	5.34^****
Caregiver Beck Depression Inventory (re: self)	9.1 (8.3)	−0.02	0.03	−1.02
Caregiver Mood Disorder Questionnaire (re: self)	3.2 (3.1)	−0.06	−0.01	−0.95
Youth clinical features
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder	64%	0.02	−0.18^****	4.05^***
Oppositional defiant disorder	39%	0.02	0.02	0.00
Unipolar depression or dysthymia	28%	−0.06	0.12^**	−3.52^***
Any anxiety disorder	27%	−0.02	0.16^***	−3.53^***
Bipolar spectrum diagnosis	19%	0.05	−0.09^*	2.76^*
Conduct disorder	14%	−0.14^**	−0.06	−1.57
Posttraumatic stress disorder	8%	−0.08	0.15^***	−4.54^****
Prior clinical diagnosis of ADHD	34%	0.10^*	−0.21^****	6.31^****
Number of Axis I Diagnoses	2.7 (1.4)	−0.07	−0.01	−1.17
Current Global Assessment of Functioning	52.1 (8.1)	0.13^**	0.08^*	0.87
Physical abuse	17%	−0.05	0.03	−1.48
Sexual abuse	19%	0.03	0.07	−0.73
Neglect	16%	0.02	−0.01	0.51
Caregiver-reported emotion and behavior
Child Behavior Checklist Externalizing	69.7 (9.6)	−0.07	−0.19^****	2.33^*
Child Behavior Checklist Internalizing	63.4 (10.2)	−0.04	0.00	−0.77
Child Behavior Checklist Attention Problems	69.0 (11.6)	−0.02	−0.16^***	2.54^*
PGBI Hypomanic/Biphasic	20.1 (14.2)	−0.09^*	−0.10^*	0.29
PGBI Depression	26.0 (21.6)	−0.09^*	0.05	−2.86^**
Youth-reported emotion and behavior (ages 11+)
AGBI Hypomanic/Biphasic	25.1 (15.4)	−0.03	0.12^*	−2.14^*
AGBI Depression	41.2 (28.7)	−0.07	0.18^***	−3.71^***
Youth Self-Report Externalizing	59.0 (11.7)	−0.06	0.05	−1.65
Youth Self-Report Internalizing	56.9 (12.7)	−0.06	0.12^*	−2.57^*
Youth Self-Report Attention Problems	60.4 (10.6)	−0.02	0.06	−1.08
Interviewer-Rated Mood Symptoms
KSADS Mania Rating Scale Total	20.5 (9.7)	0.04	−0.06	1.93
KSADS Depression Rating Scale Total	21.9 (8.9)	−0.04	0.18^****	−4.25^****
Guide to the Assessment of Test Session Behavior-First Observer (KSADS Interviewer)^b
Total problems	81.4 (14.0)	−0.06	−0.25^*	1.63
Inattentive	58.3 (13.9)	−0.02	−0.40^****	3.26^**
Avoidant	59.5 (12.1)	0.06	−0.39^****	3.86^***
Uncooperative	55.7 (10.7)	−0.12	−0.26^*	1.11
GATSB-Second Observer^b
Total problems	73.7 (17.8)	−0.08	−0.38^****	2.53^*
Inattentive	54.1 (13.4)	−0.01	−0.33^***	2.72^*
Avoidant	61.5 (14.0)	−0.09	−0.27^**	1.47
Uncooperative	56.1 (14.4)	−0.08	−0.22^*	1.16
Teacher Report Form^c
Externalizing	64.7 (10.5)	0.01	−0.03	0.45
Internalizing	57.7 (10.3)	0.08	0.05	0.29
Attention problems	63.6 (9.5)	0.08	0.03	0.62

^{^a}

Intelligent Quotient score=full scale score, n=116.

^{^b}

Guide to the Assessment of Test Session Behavior, n=109.

^{^c}

Teacher Report Form, n=249.

^{^*}

p<0.05, ^**p<0.005, ^***p<0.0005, ^****p<0.00005, two tailed.

M = mean; SD = standard deviation; FAD = family assessment device; PGBI = Parent General Behavior Inventory; AGBI = Adolescent General Behavior Inventory; KSADS = Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia; ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.