Abstract
Parents and teachers share the common objective of guiding youth toward competence and maturity, and a similarity of their attitudes toward behavior should be expected. However, along with the areas of similarity, some differences may also be expected which reflect differences in training and role. A knowledge of these differences and their extent would be useful in relating home and school standards of behavior.A comparison of boys' and girls' attitudes toward behavior may reveal training differences based on sexual role. As a consequence, these groups may be significantly different in attitude. Information on attitudes in these groups, and their comparison with adult attitudes as expressed by parents and teachers should contribute toward a clearer understanding of influences acting on the young adolescent.It was the purpose of this study to compare judgments by seventh and eighth grade pupils, teachers, and parents on the relative importance to mental health of selected behavior traits.Various studies, later to be considered, have measured diverse areas of parents' and teachers' attitudes toward children's problems. Data are lacking, however, as to the children's own attitudes in the same context. Therefore, it was decided to devise an instrument which could be administered to children, teachers, and parents alike, to clarify the relationships among these groups in their attitudes.