The comparability of mother‐report structured interviews and checklists for the quantification of youth externalizing symptoms

BACKGROUND: Although structured interviews are assumed to be scientifically superior to checklists for measuring youth psychopathology, few studies have tested this hypothesis. Interviews place a much greater burden on respondents, making it critical to determine their added value when quantifying psychiatric symptoms. METHODS: Confirmatory factor analysis was used to compare interviews and checklists in community (N = 251) and clinically …