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The strengths and difficulties questionnaire: A pilot study on the validity of the self-report version

Goodman, R., Meltzer, H., Bailey, V.·1998·European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Abstract

The self-report version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was administered to two samples of 11-16 year olds: 83 young people in the community and 116 young people attending a mental health clinic. The questionnaire discriminated satisfactorily between the two samples. For example, the clinic mean for the total difficulties score was 1.4 standard deviations above the community mean, with clinic cases being over six times more likely to have a score in the abnormal range. The correlations between self-report SDQ scores and teacher- or parent-rated SDQ scores compared favourably with the average cross-informant correlations in previous studies of a range of measures. The self-report SDQ appears promising and warrants further evaluation.

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Authors
Goodman, R., Meltzer, H., & Bailey, V.
Affiliations
Office for National Statistics (GB)
Venue
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Published
1998-10-12
Volume
7
Issue
3
Pages
125-130
ISSN
  • 1018-8827 (ISSN-L)
  • 1435-165X
OpenAlex
W1964395517
Cited by
2,238
References
3
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FWCI
7.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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 › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, self-report questionnaire, questionnaire validity, cross-informant agreement, teacher ratings, parent ratings, adolescent mental health, community youth, psychometric properties
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Child Behavior Disorders, Faculty, Female, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Parents, Pilot Projects, Surveys and Questionnaires, Self-Assessment, Sensitivity and Specificity, Reproducibility of Results, Observer Variation, Discriminant Analysis, Case-Control Studies, Self Efficacy

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