Abstract
Abstract The present paper reviews several different methods used to collect parent report data on children. The specific methods were categorized and discussed in three general categories including checklists, rating scales, and structured interviews. Each specific device was described in terms of its content, scoring, reliability, validity, factor structure, normative samples, and other findings regarding its application in clinical and research settings. Very few scales came close to meeting all of the psychometric standards that are important in evaluating self‐report instruments. Many of the specific parent report devices have major deficits that prohibit any recommendation to use them. Considerable work is needed to improve the quality of this important assessment procedure by gathering more data on the better existing scales or generating new scales that meet all of the basic psychometric considerations.
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