Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire as Dimensional Measure of Child Mental Health

Two large surveys of children and adolescents in the general British population is used to evaluate the dimensionality of the total difficulties score of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The findings support the use of SDQ as a measure of child mental health.

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Published inJournal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 48; no. 4; pp. 400 - 403
Main Authors Goodman, Anna, Goodman, Robert
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 01.04.2009
Subjects
Adolescent
Adolescents
Child
Child Health
Child, Preschool
Evaluation Methods
Foreign Countries
Humans
Measurement Techniques
Measures (Individuals)
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Mental Disorders - epidemiology
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Health
Reproducibility of Results
Scores
Surveys and Questionnaires
United Kingdom
United Kingdom - epidemiology
United Kingdom
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Summary:Two large surveys of children and adolescents in the general British population is used to evaluate the dimensionality of the total difficulties score of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The findings support the use of SDQ as a measure of child mental health.
ISSN:0890-8567
1527-5418
DOI:10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181985068