Maternal Attribution, Perceptions of Parenting, and Behavior Management Strategies as Predictors of Mother-Teacher Discrepancies in Rating Behavior Problems of Korean Preschoolers.

The present study aimed to investigate mother-teacher discrepancies in reports of preschoolers' behavior problems and to examine whether maternal attribution to behavior problems, perception of parenting, and behavior management strategies predicted the discrepancies. The mothers and teachers of 384 preschoolers aged 3-6 years from 16 preschools of Seoul, South Korea, completed the Child Behavior Checklist and the Caregiver-Teacher Report Form. Based on their ratings, they were classified into three groups: (a) mother-teacher Agreement Group, (b) Disagreement Group with Mother only reporting at Risk (Disagreement Group-MR), and (c) Disagreement Group with Mother only reporting No Risk (Disagreement Group-MNR).