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Comparison of self-reported and parent-reported emotional and behavioral problems in adolescents from Croatia

The first goal of this study was to obtain, Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Youth Self-Report (YSR) problem-scales data for youths in Croatia, and compare them to the original American sample. The second goal of this study was to compare boys-girls problem scales data and CBCL-YSR differences. The instruments were administered to school adolescents aged between 12-18 comrising a non-referred sample (n=611) drawn from the whole country. Youths, compared to their parents, rated higher scores in all scales in both sexes (p < 0.001). According to parents' reports boys had higher scores in more scales. According to adolescents' self-reports girls had higher scores in more scales. Consistent with other studies, Croatian sample confirmed a larger number of serious behavioral and emotional problems reported by adolescents. Adolescents were confirmed as the most reliable informants on their problems.

CBCL; TRF; adolescents; emotional and behavioral problems; Croatia; cross-cultural comparison

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