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Teacher, Parent, And Peer Reports Of Early Aggression As Screening Measures For Long-Term Maladaptive Outcomes: Who Provides The Most Useful Information?, Katherine H. Clemans, Rashelle J. Musci, Jeannie Marie S. Leoutsakos, Nicholas S. Ialongo

Psychology: Faculty Publications

Objective: This study compared the ability of teacher, parent, and peer reports of aggressive behavior in early childhood to accurately classify cases of maladaptive outcomes in late adolescence and early adulthood. Method: Weighted kappa analyses determined optimal cut points and relative classification accuracy among teacher, parent, and peer reports of aggression assessed for 691 students (54% male; 84% African American and 13% White) in the fall of first grade. Outcomes included antisocial personality, substance use, incarceration history, risky sexual behavior, and failure to graduate from high school on time. Results: Peer reports were the most accurate classifier of all outcomes …