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Normative data for the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for young children in Australia.
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Journal of paediatrics and child health [J Paediatr Child Health] 2015 Oct; Vol. 51 (10), pp. 970-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Apr 14. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Aim: The aim of this study was to report normative data for the parent-reported Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) from a large population cohort of young children aged 4-6 years from Victoria, Australia, to establish age- and sex-specific cut-off values for future use, and to determine the scale reliability of the SDQ for children aged 4-6 years.<br />Methods: Parents of children (n = 53 372) entering their first year of school in Victoria in 2010 completed a survey via a 15-page School Entrant Health Questionnaire reporting on the physical and emotional well-being of their child (including the SDQ), use of child health and other support services, and a range of socio-demographic variables. Reliability was assessed and norms generated. Appropriate cut-off values for each SDQ scale and total difficulties scale were generated for each age group separately for each sex.<br />Results: The five scales of the SDQ and total difficulties scale generally had acceptable internal reliability. Mean SDQ scale scores differed for both sex and age, although only a narrow age range is examined in this study. Cut-off values were marginally higher for girls (lower for prosocial) and generally increased with age.<br />Conclusions: This study has utilised a large Australian population sample of children to generate age- and sex-specific cut-off values that define SDQ scores as 'normal', 'borderline' or 'abnormal' for Australian children aged 4-6 years.<br /> (© 2015 The Authors. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health © 2015 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (Royal Australasian College of Physicians).)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1440-1754
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of paediatrics and child health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25872585
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12897