Ghodsian M, Fogelman K, Lambert L, Tibbenham A
Br J Soc Clin Psychol. 1980 Sep;19(3):247-56. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1980.tb00351.x.
The constancy of ratings of behaviour made at home and school between the ages of 7--11, 11--16 and 7--16 is examined. There were moderate correlations between ratings at the different ages (0.31--0.48) but the majority of children in the 'deviant' (top 13 per cent) group at one age had moved out of that group by a later follow-up (4, 5 or 9 years later). Certain characteristics (social class, sex, family size and birth order) of children with different patterns of ratings at the three ages are also examined.
