The validation of the self-report Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for use by 6-to 10-year-old children in the UK
The validation of the self-report Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for use by 6-to 10-year-old children in the UK
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DOI：
10.1111/bjc.12025
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发表时间：
2014-03-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Qualter, Pamela
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作者：
Curvis, Will;McNulty, Susannah;Qualter, Pamela
目的探讨英国6- 10岁儿童自我报告的优势与困难问卷（SDQ）的因素结构。方法采用问卷调查的方法，对900名6 - 10岁儿童进行问卷调查。结果问卷调查结果表明，儿童的优势与困难问卷的两个因子均为显著，而两个因子的差异不显著。结论儿童的优势与困难问卷的两个因子均为显著，但两个因子的差异不显著。因素解决方案包括外部化和同伴问题'和内部化问题'适合的数据，为6至7岁和8至10岁的样本。在两个samples.ConclusionsChildren 6和10岁之间的SDQ数据提供了有意义的因素相关。确定的两个因素的模型映射到广泛的结构的外化和内化behaviors.Practitioner点的研究结果表明，在英国的儿童年龄小于11岁，能够完成的优势和困难问卷（SDQ），提供从业人员与图片的一个孩子的洞察力和理解他们的问题。研究结果表明，对于6- 10岁的儿童，自我报告SDQ提供了两个因素的信息，这些因素广泛映射到外部化和内部化行为的结构上。这项研究是英国第一个研究幼儿自我报告SDQ的研究，增加了新兴文献基础的权重。为了支持幼儿的理解，自我报告SDQ应该通过访谈进行，以便自我描述适合儿童的发展水平。
ObjectiveTo examine the factor structure of the self-report Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for data from a sample of British children aged 6-10years.MethodThe self-report SDQ was administered to 900 children aged 6-10years via interviews with trained counsellors.ResultsConfirmatory and exploratory factor analyses showed that a two-factor solution comprising externalizing and peer problems' and internalizing problems' fit the data well for both the 6- to 7- and 8- to 10-year-old samples. The factors were correlated in both samples.ConclusionsChildren between 6 and 10years of age provided meaningful SDQ data. The identified two-factor model maps broadly onto the constructs of externalizing and internalizing behaviour.Practitioner points The findings suggest that children in the United Kingdom younger than 11years of age are able to complete the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), providing practitioners with a picture of a child's insight and understanding of their problems. The findings show that, with children aged 6-10years, the self-report SDQ provides information about two factors that map broadly onto the constructs of externalizing and internalizing behaviour. This study is the first in the United Kingdom to examine the self-report SDQ in young children, adding weight to an emerging literature base. To support understanding in very young children, the self-report SDQ should to be delivered via interview, so that self-descriptions are appropriate to the child's developmental level.