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The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

Muris, Peter, Meesters, Cor, van den Berg, Frank·2003·European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
DOI 10.1007/s00787-003-0298-2
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This study was a first attempt to examine the psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in Dutch youths. A large sample of normal children and adolescents ( N = 562) and their parents completed the SDQ along with a number of other psychopathology measures. Factor analysis of the SDQ yielded five factors that were in keeping with the hypothesised subscales of hyperactivity-inattention, emotional symptoms, peer problems, conduct problems, and prosocial behaviour. Furthermore, internal consistency, test-retest stability, and parent-youth agreement of the various SDQ scales were acceptable. Finally, the concurrent validity of the SDQ was good: that is, its scores correlated in a theoretically meaningful way with other measures of psychopathology. It can be concluded that the psychometric properties of the parent- and self-report version of the SDQ were satisfactory in this Dutch community sample. Moreover, the current data provide further support for the utility of the SDQ as an index of psychopathological symptoms in youths.

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  • Mixed results were found for the SDQ, DDST, and GLS, with sensitivity values of 31%, 44%, and 67.4%, and PPV values of 31%, 41%, and 31.5%, respectively, which were unsatisfactory.

    “Mixed results were found also for the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) [118], the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST) [119,120], and the General Language Screen (GLS) [121] for which both sensitivity values (31%, 44%, and 67.4%, respectively) and PPV values (31%, 41%, and 31.5%, respectively) were particularly unsatisfactory”

    From Developmental Language Disorder: Early Predictors, Age for the Diagnosis, and Diagnostic Tools. A Scoping Review (2021) · cites this paper as [118]

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Authors
Muris, P., Meesters, C., & van den Berg, F.
Affiliations
Maastricht University (NL)
Corresponding author
Muris, Peter
ORCID
Venue
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2003-02-01
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
1-8
ISSN
  • 1018-8827 (ISSN-L)
  • 1435-165X
DOI
10.1007/s00787-003-0298-2
OpenAlex
W1895341671
Cited by
920
References
25
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 49 · 2023: 72 · 2022: 69 · 2021: 71 · 2020: 48 · 2019: 47 · 2018: 36 · 2017: 56 · 2016: 41 · 2015: 41 · 2014: 55 · 2013: 47 · 2012: 52
FWCI
11.40
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Keywords
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, psychometric properties, parent report, self-report, factor structure, hyperactivity/inattention, emotional symptoms, peer problems, conduct problems, prosocial behavior, internal consistency, test-retest stability, concurrent validity, child and adolescent psychopathology
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Psychiatry, Mental Disorders, Child, Child Psychiatry, Female, Humans, Male, Netherlands, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sensitivity and Specificity, Reproducibility of Results

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