Disagreeing about development: An analysis of parent-teacher agreement in ADHD symptom trajectories across the elementary school years

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
Aja Louise MurrayManuel Eisner

Abstract

It is well-known that in cross-sectional analyses, agreement between informants is modest as best when rating attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and other disruptive behaviour disorder symptoms. We here aimed to develop recommendations for the use of multi-informant data in the context of longitudinal developmental analyses that examine symptom trajectories over time. Using parallel process modelling, we estimated parent-teacher agreement in inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity symptom initial levels and slopes across the elementary school years (ages 7, 9, and 11) for a community sample of n = 1,388 youth. We also used these models to examine whether initial levels and slopes differed significantly across informants. Informant agreement was low to moderate and higher for inattention slopes (r = .47) than for hyperactivity/impulsivity slopes (r = .23). Parents and teachers reported opposite developmental trends for inattention with teachers reporting declines and parents reporting increases over time. Parents reported overall higher levels of hyperactivity/impulsivity, but there were no average informant differences in slopes. Of the options available, we recommend specifying separate but correlated factors for diffe...Continue Reading

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Nov 18, 2020·European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry·Aja L MurrayDenis Ribeaud
Aug 2, 2021·Journal of Pediatric Psychology·Aja Louise MurrayClaire Hughes
Aug 8, 2021·Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology·Lydia Gabriela SpeyerAja Louise Murray

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