SynthesisPsychological bulletin2015
The validity of the multi-informant approach to assessing child and adolescent mental health.
Synthesis in Psychological bulletin, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 654 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Family Safety Net: Developing an Upstream Suicide Prevention Approach to Encourage Safe Firearm Storage in Rural and Remote
Multidimensional Assessment of Mental Health in Adolescence: Cross-sectional Study Using Self-report and Parent-report Questionnaires.
Who cites it
654 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Temperament, personality, and psychopathology in youth: A preregistered multilevel meta-analytic review and preregistered large-scale replication and extension.Psychological bulletin · 2026Pooled it
- Parent-teacher agreement on ADHD symptom ratings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of Psychosocial Interventions on Children and Youth Emotion Regulation: A Meta-Analysis.Administration and policy in mental health · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effect of psychological interventions on anxiety in children and youth with chronic medical conditions.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Measurement issues in longitudinal studies of mental health problems in children with neurodevelopmental disorders.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Irritability as a Transdiagnostic Construct Across Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Multi-Informant Universal Mental Health Screening for Preschool-Aged Children by Parents and Educators: A PRISMA Systematic Review.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Pooled it
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- Anxiety Symptom Trajectories Predict Depression Symptom Trajectories up to Four Years After CBT for Youth Anxiety Disorders.Research on child and adolescent psychopathology · 2024Trial
- Examining Associations Between the Timing of Maternal Depressive Symptoms, Parenting Behaviors, and Child Outcomes.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2026Article
- Meta-Analysis: The Effectiveness of Universal School-Based Mental Health Programs for Children and Adolescents.JAACAP open · 2026Article
- Examining bidirectional associations between overprotective parenting and adolescent problem behaviors: a multiverse analysis.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Article
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Abstract
Child and adolescent patients may display mental health concerns within some contexts and not others (e.g., home vs. school). Thus, understanding the specific contexts in which patients display concerns may assist mental health professionals in tailoring treatments to patients' needs. Consequently, clinical assessments often include reports from multiple informants who vary in the contexts in which they observe patients' behavior (e.g., patients, parents, teachers). Previous meta-analyses indicate that informants' reports correlate at low-to-moderate magnitudes. However, is it valid to interpret low correspondence among reports as indicating that patients display concerns in some contexts and not others? We meta-analyzed 341 studies published between 1989 and 2014 that reported cross-informant correspondence estimates, and observed low-to-moderate correspondence (mean internalizing: r = .25; mean externalizing: r = .30; mean overall: r = .28). Informant pair, mental health domain, and measurement method moderated magnitudes of correspondence. These robust findings have informed the development of concepts for interpreting multi-informant assessments, allowing researchers to draw specific predictions about the incremental and construct validity of these assessments. In turn, we critically evaluated research on the incremental and construct validity of the multi-informant approach to clinical child and adolescent assessment. In so doing, we identify crucial gaps in knowledge for future research, and provide recommendations for "best practices" in using and interpreting multi-informant assessments in clinical work and research. This article has important implications for developing personalized approaches to clinical assessment, with the goal of informing techniques for tailoring treatments to target the specific contexts where patients display concerns. (PsycINFO Database Record
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