Child and parent perceptions of the upsettingness of major life events

TY - JOUR

T1 - Child and parent perceptions of the upsettingness of major life events

AU - Rende, R D

AU - Plomin, R

PY - 1991/5

Y1 - 1991/5

N2 - An adaptation of the Coddington Social Readjustment Rating Scale for use with first-grade children was administered to 164 first-graders and their parents. Parents indicated whether each event occurred and both parents and their children rated the upsettingness to the child. Parent ratings of stress are significantly higher than child ratings for specific events and a composite stress measure. Parent and child composite scores correlated 0.21 when the number of events was controlled. Implications for research on life events and childhood stress are discussed.

AB - An adaptation of the Coddington Social Readjustment Rating Scale for use with first-grade children was administered to 164 first-graders and their parents. Parents indicated whether each event occurred and both parents and their children rated the upsettingness to the child. Parent ratings of stress are significantly higher than child ratings for specific events and a composite stress measure. Parent and child composite scores correlated 0.21 when the number of events was controlled. Implications for research on life events and childhood stress are discussed.

U2 - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1991.tb00339.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1991.tb00339.x

M3 - Article

C2 - 1864893

SN - 0021-9630

VL - 32

SP - 627

EP - 633

JO - Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

JF - Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

IS - 4

M1 - N/A

ER -