PREVALENCE OF BEHAVIORAL-PROBLEMS AND SOM ATIC COMPLAINTS OF CHILDRENAGED 4 TO 10 AS RATED BY THEIR PARENTS

Prevalence of behavioral problems and somatic complaints of children a ged four to ten as rated by their parents. Objectives: To analyze the frequency of behavioral I emotional problems and somatic complaints of children aged four to ten as rated by their parents. Method: The anal ysis is based on the PAK-KID study on behavioural and emotional proble ms and psychosocial competencies of children and adolescents in German y. In a nationally representative sample of N = 1030 children aged fou r to ten years the parents rated their child using the Child Behavior Checklist. Results: The prevalence rates of the symptoms are presented . Additionally global prevalence rates based on three different models were calculated and compared. They range from 13,1 % to 28,3 %. The i ssues of defining cutoffs necessary for the calculation of prevalence rates are discussed.