Finally, studies of the family stress model have typically
relied on a single reporter, or combined youth- and parent reports of symptoms into one construct (e.g., Brody and Ge
2001; Conger et al. 1994, 2002). However, associations
between parent and child reports of children’s behavior are
typically small (Achenbach et al. 1987), suggesting that
relationships may differ by reporter. Further, it is important
to distinguish outcomes from parent and youth reporters,
because informant discrepancies are tied to important