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Abstract
This study examined the validity of self-reported delinquency and socio-emotional functioning of 48 court-probated juveniles from the Southern Illinois region. Data collected for this study included: probation referral forms providing criminal history background information for each youth, the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach, 1991b), the Youth Self-Report (Achenbach, 1991a), and a modified version of the Conduct Disorder module of the K-SADS (Ambrosini, 1992). Moderately strong, positive correlations were observed between the CBCL and YSR scores, but only for limited scales. Comparisons of the CBCL and YSR delinquency scales with probation records of police contacts and adjudications demonstrated moderately strong convergence and both the youth and parent reported data successfully predicted adjudications in hierarchical regression analyses. In summary, the youth acknowledged involvement in more delinquent activities than were reported by their parents or noted in probation records. It appears that adolescent self-report may play a critical role in the identification of effective treatment interventions for court-probated youth.
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