Parent-Youth Rating Concordance for Hair Pulling Variables,Functional Impairment,and Anxiety Scale Scores in Trichotillomania |
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| Authors: | Nancy J Keuthen Christopher A Flessner Douglas W Woods Martin E Franklin John A Piacentini Muniya Khanna |
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| Institution: | 1. Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School , Boston, MAnkeuthen@partners.org;3. Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University Medical School , Providence, RI;4. University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee , Milwaukee, WI;5. University of Pennsylvania Medical School , Philadelphia, PA;6. UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior , Los Angeles, CA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Knowledge of cross-informant rating concordance is critical for the assessment of child and adolescent problems in clinical and research settings. We explored parent-youth rating concordance for hair pulling variables, functional impairment, and anxiety symptoms in a sample of child and adolescent hair pullers (n = 133) satisfying conservative diagnostic criteria for trichotillomania (TTM). Whole group analyses reveal significant parent-youth agreement on all study variables. Split group analyses, however, reveal superior parent-youth concordance for the adolescent (15–17 years old) versus younger (10–12 years old) hair pullers for awareness of hair pulling and anxiety scale scores. These results highlight the need for both parent and youth ratings when assessing younger children with TTM. |
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| Keywords: | Agreement rating concordance trichotillomania |
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