Table 1.
Studies on the Concordance of Parent and Adolescent Reports on Adolescent Alcohol and Cannabis Use
| Citation | N1 and Sample2 | Parent-Adolescent Concordance Data |
|---|---|---|
| Instrument: Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children- Parent Version (DISC-P) | ||
| Chung, Colby, O’Leary, Barnett, & Monti (2003) | N: 272 Sample: Adolescents who presented to an emergency department for non-substance-related injury |
Kappa Scores of Parent and Adolescent Agreement on Substance Use Disorders Alcohol use disorder= 0.17 Cannabis use disorder= 0.26 |
| Dillon, Turner, Robbins, & Szapocznik (2005) | N: 190 Sample: Adolescents identified through involvement in juvenile justice or community-based services who met criteria for a substance use disorder |
Pearson’s Correlations Between Adolescent and Parent Report on Adolescent Abuse/Dependence Symptoms Baseline cannabis: r(181)= 0.32** 18 months cannabis: r(102)= 0.23* |
| Kramer, Robbins, Phillips, Miller, & Burns (2003) | N: 227 Sample: Adolescents who presented for outpatient mental health treatment |
Kappa Scores of Parent and Adolescent Agreement of Substance Abuse/Dependence Alcohol abuse/dependence= 0.36 Cannabis abuse/dependence= 0.45 |
| Instrument: Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) | ||
| Dennis et al. (2002) | N: 600 Sample: Adolescents who presented for outpatient drug treatment |
Kappa Scores of Parent and Child Report of Use in Past 90 days at Intake, 3 Month, and 6 Month Intake Alcohol= 0.72 Intake Cannabis= 0.92 3 Month Alcohol= 0.86 3 Month Cannabis= 0.86 6 Month Alcohol= 0.89 6 Month Cannabis= 0.86 |
| Godley, Godley, Dennis, Funk, & Passetti (2002) | N: 114 Sample: Adolescents admitted to a residential drug treatment program |
Kappa Scores and Percent Agreement of Parent and Child Report of Use in Past 90 Days Intake Alcohol= 0.69, 89.7% Intake Cannabis= 0.92, 98.3% 3 Month Alcohol= 0.86, 93.1% 3 Month Cannabis= 0.86, 93.1% |
| Instrument: Semi-Structured Assessment for the Genetics of Alcoholism (C-SSAGA) | ||
| Fisher et al. (2006) | N: 591 Sample: Mix of adolescent community controls and adolescents with a family history of alcohol dependence |
Kappa Scores of Parent and Adolescent Report of Substance Use with Adolescent as Standard Alcohol use= 0.41 Cannabis use= 0.51 Alcohol intoxication= 0.38 Alcohol abuse or dependence= 0.37 Cannabis abuse or dependence= 0.35 |
| Instrument: Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children (K-SADS) | ||
| Cantwell, Lewinsohn, Rohde, & Seeley (1997) | N: 281 Sample: Community sample of adolescents |
Kappa Scores of Parent and Adolescent Diagnostic Agreement Alcohol Use Disorder= 0.19 Other Substance Use Disorders= 0.41 |
| Delaney-Black et al. (2010) | N: 432 Sample: High-risk community sample of adolescents |
Percentage Agreement between Adolescents and Parents With adolescent-reported marijuana use: 39% of parents reported adolescent use With parent-reported adolescent marijuana use: 69% of adolescents reported use |
| Gignac et al. (2005) | N: 22 Sample: Adolescents with ADHD diagnoses and community-based controls |
Sensitivity and Specificity of Self-Report of 30-day Cannabis Use with Urinalysis as Standard Sensitivity= 91% Specificity= 87% Sensitivity and Specificity of Parent Report of Child’s Cannabis Abuse or Dependence with Self-Report as Standard Sensitivity= 61% Specificity= 93% |
| Jones et al. (2017) | N: 5214 Sample: Community sample of adolescents |
Kappa Scores of Parent and Adolescent Report of Substance Use Alcohol= 0.30 Cannabis= 0.41 |
| O’Donnell et al. (1998) | N: 260 Sample: Youth with ADHD and community-based controls |
Kappa Scores of Parent and Adolescent Report of Substance Use Alcohol Abuse kappa= 0.22 Drug (including cannabis) abuse kappa= 0.26 Alcohol dependence kappa= 0.56 Drug (including cannabis) dependence kappa= 0.36 |
| Weissman et al. (1987) | N: 175 Sample: Children of depressed parents as well as community controls |
Kappa Scores of Parent and Child Diagnostic Agreement Alcohol Use Disorders= 0.10 Any Substance Use Disorder= 0.07 |
| Instrument: Teen Addiction Severity Index (T-ASI) | ||
| Burleson & Kaminer (2006) | N: 88 Sample: Adolescents referred for outpatient treatment for substance use disorders |
Pearson Correlations between Parent-and Adolescent-Reported Measures and Urinalysis at 3- and 9-months Use/Nonuse Item: Adolescent and Parent Report Alcohol= 0.46** (3 Month); 0.42** (9 Month) Cannabis= 0.49** (3 Month); 0.55** (9 Month) T-ASI Scores: Adolescent and Parent Report Alcohol= 0.51*** (3 Month); 0.35** (9 Month) Other substances= 0.45** (3 Month); 0.57*** (9 Month) Use/Nonuse Item Adolescent Report and Urinalysis Cannabis= 0.49** (3 Month); 0.64*** (9 Month) Adolescent T-ASI score and Urinalysis 3 Month= 0.52***; 9 Month = 0.32* Use/Nonuse item Parent Report and Urinalysis 3 Month= 0.28*; 9 Month= 0.43** Parent T-ASI score and Urinalysis 3 Month= 0.33**; 9 Month= 0.31* |
| Instrument: Timeline Follow-back Interview (TLFB) | ||
| Donohue et al. (2004) | N = 188 Sample: Adolescents with both substance use disorder and conduct disorder diagnoses |
Intraclass Correlations Between Parent and Youth Reports of Youths’ Days of Using Per Month for the 6 Months Before Intake (Listed From 1 Month Prior to 6 Months Prior to Intake) Alcohol: 1 Month= 0.43; 2 Months= 0.45; 3 Months= 0.42; 4 Months= 0.45; 5 Months= 0.34; 6 Months= 0.25 Cannabis: 1 Month= 0.48; 2 Months= 0.39; 3 Months= 0.48; 4 Months= 0.38; 5 Months= 0.40; 6 Months = 0.40 |
| Donohue, Hill, Azrin, Cross, & Strada (2007) | N: 31 Sample: Marijuana-using adolescents with both substance use disorder and conduct disorder diagnoses who completed outpatient treatment |
Intraclass Correlations Between Parent and Adolescent Reports on Days of Use of Cannabis Over 6 Months of Treatment Month 1=0.69; Month 2=0.63; Month 3=0.63; Month 4 =0.74; Month 5 =0.85; Month 6 =0.75 Intraclass Correlations Between Parent Report on Days of Use of Cannabis Over 6 Months of Treatment and Urinalysis Results Month 1=0.49; Month 2=0.49; Month 3=0.34; Month 4 =0.58; Month 5 =0.53; Month 6 =0.44 Intraclass Correlations Between Adolescent Report on Days of Use of Cannabis Over 6 Months of Treatment and Urinalysis Results Month 1=0.41; Month 2=0.45; Month 3=0.39; Month 4 =0.49; Month 5 =0.62; Month 6 =0.54 |
| McGillicuddy, Rychtarik, Morsheimer, & Burke-Storer (2007) | N: 75 Sample: Adolescents with parents reporting concerns about the adolescents’ substance use |
Kappa Scores of Parent-Adolescent Agreement on Any Adolescent Substance Use in the Previous 180 Days Alcohol= 0.21 Cannabis= 0.43 Intraclass Correlation of Parent and Adolescent Reports on Quantity of Alcohol Used per Drinking Day ICC= 0.19 Intraclass Correlation of Parents and Adolescents for Days of Use in Past 180 Days Alcohol= 0.61 Cannabis= 0.52 |
| Waldron, Slesnick, Brody, Turner, & Peterson (2001) | N: 114 Sample: Adolescents referred for outpatient treatment for substance use disorders |
Pearson Correlations Between Adolescent and Parent Report of Adolescent Cannabis Use
r= 0.37*** |
| Instrument: Untitled Interview | ||
| Ciesla, Spear, & Skala, (1999) | N: 119 Sample: Adolescents who recently completed drug treatment (residential versus outpatient not specified) |
Kappa Scores of Parent and Adolescent Report on Adolescent Use of Any Substance at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months Post-Treatment
3 month= 0.41; 6 month= 0.45; 9 month= 0.76; 12 month= 0.18 |
| Instrument: CAGE-Adapted to Include Drugs (CAGE-AID) | ||
| Couwenbergh, Van Der Gaag, Koeter, De Ruiter, & Van den Brink (2009) | N: 143 Sample: Dutch adolescents referred for outpatient mental health services |
Percent Agreement and Kappa Scores of Parent and Adolescent Report of Substance Abuse Symptoms Above Clinical Cut-Off
Percent agreement= 94.7% Kappa= 0.74 |
| Instrument: Personal Experiences Inventory – Parent Version (PEI-PV) | ||
| Green, Bekman, Miller, Perrott, Brown, & Aarons (2011) | N: 985 Sample: Adolescents involved in services such as alcohol/drug treatment, child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health, or special education |
Kappa Scores of Parent-Child Agreement on Lifetime Adolescent Substance Use Alcohol= 0.50 Cannabis= 0.67 Kappa Scores of Parent-Child Agreement on Adolescent Substance Use Related Problems Alcohol= 0.34 Drugs (including cannabis)= 0.47 |
| Winters, Anderson, Bengston, Stinchfield, & Latimer (2000) | N: 205 Sample: Adolescents with a substance use disorder who presented for outpatient substance abuse treatment |
Pearson Correlations Between Parent and Adolescent Report on 3 Drug Involvement Scales on PEI Personal involvement with drugs= 0.27* Consequences of drug use= 0.30** Transituational drug use= 0.33** |
| Instrument: Drug Use Frequency (DUF) | ||
| Winters, Stinchfield, Latimer, & Lee (2007) | N: 315 Sample: Adolescents who met criteria for at least one substance dependence diagnosis (in treatment and waitlist groups) and community controls |
Overall Percent Agreement Rates Between Parent and Adolescent Reports on Adolescent Abstinence Versus Non-Abstinence for Any Substance
Agreement in treatment group= 85% Agreement in waitlist group= 89% Agreement in control group= 79% |
| Instrument: Personal Experience Screening Questionnaire (PESQ) | ||
| McGillicuddy & Eliseo-Arras (2012) | N: 50 Sample: Adolescents enrolled in a residential drug/alcohol treatment program |
Percent Agreement, Kappa Scores, and ICCs for Parent and Adolescent Report on Adolescent’s Use of Substances in the 90 Days Prior to Treatment Abstinence versus Non-Abstinence Alcohol percent agreement=76% Cannabis percent agreement=82% Alcohol kappa=0.45 Cannabis kappa=0.36 Days of Use Alcohol ICC=0.79 Cannabis ICC=0.57 |
| Untitled Questionnaires | ||
| Berge, Sundell, Ojehagen, Hoglund, & Hakansson (2015) | N: 1426 Sample: Community sample of Swedish adolescents |
Parent Sensitivity Regarding Adolescent-reported Substance Use and Kappas of Parent-Child Agreement Regarding Use Alcohol 7th grade= 5.6%; Kappa= 0.09 8th grade= 14.7%; Kappa= 0.19 9th grade= 26.1%; Kappa= 0.25 Illicit Drugs (including Cannabis) 7th grade= 7.1%; Kappa= 0.13 8th grade= 12.0%; Kappa= 0.20 9th grade = 4.9%; Kapp= 0.08 |
| Chang et al. (2013) | N: 1831 Sample: Community sample of Taiwanese adolescents) |
Percentages by Agreement Category of Parent and Adolescent Reports on Current Adolescent Alcohol Use Adolescent and Parent both “no”= 91.2% Adolescent and Parent both “yes”= 0.5% Adolescent “no”, Parent “yes”= 1.1% Adolescent “yes”, Parent “no”= 7.3% |
| Langhinrichsen et al. (1990) | N: 763 Sample: Community sample of adolescents |
Kappa Scores of Parent and Adolescent Report of Use Category Mother-child alcohol= 0.36 Father-child alcohol= 0.41 Mother-child cannabis= 0.61 Father-child cannabis= 0.56 |
| Williams, McDermitt, Bertrand, & Davis (2003) | N: 985 Sample: Community sample of adolescents |
Kappa Scores of Parent-Adolescent Agreement on Report of Adolescent Substance Use in Past Month
Alcohol=0.33 Other illicit drugs (including cannabis)= 0.20 |
Notes.
*=
p<0.05;
**=
p<0.01;
***=
p<.001
1
The N provided represents the sample size used to calculate levels of agreement. This was often a subsample from a larger sample reported in the study.
2
All samples are North American unless otherwise noted