Parent – Child Discrepancy Reported for Child’s Ability to Control Worry and Sadness: Observation of Different Discrepancy Patterns

Discrepancies were found between parent’s and child’s report on child’s ability to control sadness and worry, but not anger. Parents reported higher scores on children’s ability to control worry; whereas children reported having higher control over sadness. Age was the strongest predictor in explaining discrepancy scores for worry.