On page 1 of his classic text, states,“Measurement invariance is built on the notion that a
measuring device should function the same way across varied conditions, so long as those …

Validly characterizing youth mental health phenomena requires evidence-based
approaches to assessment. An evidence-based assessment cannot rely on a “gold …

Child and Adolescent Psychology (JCCAP) included a Special Section about the use of
multi-informant approaches to measure child and adolescent (ie, hereafter referred to …

Researchers strategically assess youth mental health by soliciting reports from multiple
informants. Typically, these informants (eg, parents, teachers, youth themselves) vary in the …

Accurately assessing youth mental health involves obtaining reports from multiple
informants who typically display low levels of correspondence. This low correspondence …

Discrepancies often arise among multiple informants' reports of child and adolescent
psychopathology and related constructs (eg, parenting, family relationship quality and …

Developmental psychopathology researchers and practitioners commonly conduct
behavioral assessments using multiple informants' reports (eg, parents, teachers …

In this study, we examined the internal consistency of informant discrepancies in reports of
youth behavior and emotional problems and their unique relations with youth, caregiver, and …

Measurement invariance (Measurement invariance; Millsap, 2011; Widaman et al., 2010) is
a technical measurement modeling approach that test whether an assessment instrument …

The special section articles demonstrate the importance of informant discrepancies. They
also illustrate challenges posed by discrepancies, plus opportunities for advancing research …