Measuring Adolescent Psychopathology: Psychometric Properties of the Self-Report Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a Sample of Chinese Adolescents

Yao, Shuqiao; Zhang, Chenchen; Zhu, Xiongzhao; Xiao, Jing; McWhinnie, Chad M.; Abela, John R. Z.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.11.006

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“…Ordinal alpha in the countries ranged from .75 (Germany) to .85 (France). Although still adequate, lower internal consistency values were found in the Conduct and Peer problems subscales, similarly to previous studies [40,18,25,11,24,59,22,17,20,19]. It is worth noting that previous studies analyzing the internal consistency of the SDQ were made through Cronbach's Alpha.…”

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“…The study of the internal structure, by means of CFAs, supported the five-factor structure in all the countries and in the total sample, as it is the case in previous studies [40,27,11,24,28,29,25].…”

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“…Previous studies, conducted using confirmatory factor analysis, showed the five-factor solution as the most appropriate [27,24,11,28,29,25], while others found the three-factor model [30][31][32]11]. The threefactor solution is composed by Internalizing symptoms, resulting of the Emotional and Peer problems subscales, the Externalizing symptoms, composed by Conduct problems and Hyperactivity subscales, and the Prosocial subscale.…”

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“…We further hypothesized that the factor structure underlying the SDQ scores would be invariant across cultures. Moreover, we hypothesized that internal consistency of the scores would be adequate for the Total difficulties score and in all of the subscales, with possible decrease in the Conduct and Peers problems subscales according to previous studies [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]11,24,25]. 19.4%), and 17 years (n = 104; 12.2%).…”

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“…Nevertheless, several studies have detected low values of reliability (Cronbachs's alpha ˂ .60), especially in the Conduct problems and Peer problems subscales [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]11,24,25]. An added value of the test, as it the fact that it contains positive items, could be a key factor in explaining low internal consistency and the inconsistency of factorial solutions [26].…”

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New evidence of factor structure and measurement invariance of the SDQ across five European nations

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Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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International audienceThe main purpose of the present study was to analyse the internal structure and to test the measurement invariance of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), self-reported version, in five European countries. The sample consisted of 3012 adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years (M = 14.20; SD = 0.83). The five-factor model (with correlated errors added), and the five-factor model (with correlated errors added) with the reverse-worded items allowed to cross-load on the Prosocial subscale, displayed adequate goodness of-fit indices. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis showed that the five-factor model (with correlated errors added) had partial strong measurement invariance by countries. A total of 11 of the 25 items were non-invariant across samples. The level of internal consistency of the Total difficulties score was 0.84, ranging between 0.69 and 0.78 for the SDQ subscales. The findings indicate that the SDQ's subscales need to be modified in various ways for screening emotional and behavioural problems in the five European countries that were analysed

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Gratitude and internalizing/externalizing symptoms among adolescents after the Wenchuan earthquake: Mediating roles of social support and resilience

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Zhai

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Journal of Adolescence

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Introduction Adolescents are susceptible to exhibiting internalizing and externalizing symptoms following natural disasters. However, little is known regarding factors that may influence these symptoms from the perspective of positive psychology. The current study examined whether and how social support and resilience mediated the association between gratitude and adolescents' internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Method The participants were 765 Chinese adolescents exposed to the Wenchuan earthquake (41.8% male, mean age 17.46 years), who were enrolled in a three‐wave longitudinal study with data spanning 1 year. All adolescents completed self‐report questionnaires on gratitude at 18 months postearthquake (T18m), social support and resilience at 24 months (T24m), and internalizing and externalizing symptoms at 18 months (T18m) and 30 months (T30m). Results The results showed that social support (T24m) and resilience (T24m) serially mediate the relationship between gratitude (T18m) and internalizing (β = −.003, 95% confidence interval [CI]= −0.006, −0.001) or externalizing (T30m) symptoms (β = −.004, 95% CI= −0.004, −0.001). Social support (T24m) acts as a mediator only between gratitude (T18m) and internalizing symptoms (T30m) (β = −.021, 95% CI = −0.044, −0.004), while not being a significant predictor for externalizing symptoms (T30m). Conclusion By highlighting the mechanisms by which gratitude longitudinally attenuates adolescents' internalizing, externalizing, and total symptoms, our findings may provide clinical practitioners with important information regarding intervention design.

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Psychometric properties of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire from five European countries

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The Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a brief screening instrument for assessing emotional and behavioural problems in children and adolescents. This study examined the factor structure and validity of the self-report original English version of the SDQ and four of its many translations (German, Cypriot Greek, Swedish, and Italian). A total of 2418 adolescents from five European countries (Germany, Cyprus, England, Sweden, Italy), ages 12 to 17 years, participated. The sample was drawn from general (school) populations. In addition to the SDQ, all participants completed the Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS), a measure of anxiety symptoms. The internal consistency and validity of the SDQ total difficulties were good for most countries. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that both five- and three-factor models provided good fit for the whole sample; however, the three-factor model fit somewhat better than the five-factor model. The factor structure differed across countries, with the three-factor model showing better fit indices in Cyprus, whereas the five-factor model fitted better in Germany. Fit indices for the UK, Sweden, and Italy were poor for both models. When the reversed items were removed, the goodness-of-fit improved significantly for the total sample and in each country. It is therefore recommended that the reversed items be removed or re-worded in future studies.

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Measuring Adolescent Psychopathology: Psychometric Properties of the Self-Report Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a Sample of Chinese Adolescents

Cited by 170 publications

References 32 publications

New evidence of factor structure and measurement invariance of the SDQ across five European nations

New evidence of factor structure and measurement invariance of the SDQ across five European nations

Gratitude and internalizing/externalizing symptoms among adolescents after the Wenchuan earthquake: Mediating roles of social support and resilience

Psychometric properties of the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire from five European countries

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