EPIDEMIOLOGY OF BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL-PROBLEMS AMONG CHILDREN OF JAMAICA AND THE UNITED-STATES - PARENT REPORTS FOR AGES 6 TO 11

zResearch on child behavior problems requires standardized methodology in order to identify similarities and differences between societies. The present study compared parent-reported behavior problems of 360 Ja maican and 946 U.S. children aged 6 to 11. It revealed few differences in individual, total, internalizing (e.g., depression), and externali zing (e.g., fighting) problem scores as a function of nationality, gen der, or age. Findings from this and other studies indicate the feasibi lity of a common methodology in cross-national studies of children's p roblems, but also the need for further refinement.