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

Essau, Cecilia A.; Olaya, Beatriz; Anastassiou‐Hadjicharalambous, Xenia; Pauli, Gina; Gilvarry, Catherine; Bray, Diane; O′Callaghan, Jean; Ollendick, Thomas H.

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“…This issue does not imply that SDQ cannot be used for in-country assessments. Recent studies have found similar results, indicating that the structure of the SDQ self-reported version in adolescents was non-invariant across cultures [38,39]. For instance, in the study of Essau et al [38] with five European countries, the factorial equivalence of the SDQ was rejected in the five and the three dimensional models tested.…”

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“…Nonetheless, the review of the literature shows that there are few studies of measurement invariance in the self-reported version of the SDQ [19,11,27,26,38,39].…”

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“…Previous studies have analyzed the MI of the SDQ, self-reported version in adolescents, across different variables (e.g., gender, age, race/ethnicity, and income) [19,11,26,[38][39][40]. As yet, there has been no in-depth examination addressing the question of whether the dimensional structure underlying the SDQ scores is invariant across countries.…”

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“…As yet, there has been no in-depth examination addressing the question of whether the dimensional structure underlying the SDQ scores is invariant across countries. To the best of our knowledge, few studies have addressed this question [39,38,27]. For instance, Essau et al [38], with a sample of 2418 adolescents, found that the factorial structure of the SDQ differed across five European countries (Cyprus, England, Sweden, Germany, and Italy).…”

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“…To the best of our knowledge, few studies have addressed this question [39,38,27]. For instance, Essau et al [38], with a sample of 2418 adolescents, found that the factorial structure of the SDQ differed across five European countries (Cyprus, England, Sweden, Germany, and Italy). Another important study, conducted by Stevanovic et al [39], did not find an acceptable model in countries from Europe, Asia, and Africa (India, Nigeria, Turkey, Croatia, Indonesia, Bulgaria, and Serbia).…”

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

Ortuño‐Sierra

Fonseca‐Pedrero

Solana

et al. 2015

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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“…Nonetheless, the review of the literature shows that there are few studies of measurement invariance in the self-reported version of the SDQ [19,11,27,26,38,39].…”

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

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Fonseca‐Pedrero

Solana

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Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry

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Heterogeneity in the trajectories of psychological distress among late adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Gouin,

de la Torre‐Luque,

Sánchez‐Carro

et al. 2023

JCPP Advances

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BackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has constrained opportunities in social, educational and professional domains, leading to developmental challenges for adolescents initiating their transition to adulthood. Meta‐analysis indicated that there was a small increase in psychological distress during the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic. However, significant heterogeneity in the psychological response to the COVID‐19 pandemic was noted. Developmental antecedents as well as social processes may account for such heterogeneity. The goal of this study was to characterize trajectories of psychological distress in late adolescence during the COVID‐19 pandemic.Methods5014 late adolescents born between 2000 and 2002 from the UK Millennium Cohort Study completed online self‐reported assessments at three occasions during the first year of the COVID‐19 pandemic (May 2020, September/October 2020 and February/March 2021). These surveys assessed psychological distress, loneliness, social support, family conflict, as well as other pandemic stressors. Information on developmental antecedents were obtained when cohort members were 17 years of age.ResultsFour distinct trajectories class were identified. Normative class (52.13%) experienced low and decreasing levels of psychological distress, while moderately increasing class (31.84%) experienced a small, but significant increase in distress over time and increasing class (8.75%) exhibited a larger increase in distress after the first wave of the pandemic. Inverted U‐shaped class (7.29%) experienced elevated psychological distress during the first wave of the pandemic, followed by a decrease in distress in subsequent waves of the pandemic. Larger longitudinal increases in loneliness were noted among individuals in the elevated distress trajectory, compared to other trajectories. Pre‐pandemic psychopathology was associated with elevated distress early in the pandemic.ConclusionsThe largest trajectory showed low and declining psychological distress, highlighting the resilience of the majority of late adolescents. However, a subgroup of adolescents experienced large increases in psychological distress, identifying a group of individuals more vulnerable to pandemic‐related stress.

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Review of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire translated into languages spoken by children and adolescents of refugee background

Stolk

Kaplan

Szwarc

2017

Int J Methods Psych Res

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The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), routinely used to screen for children's and adolescents' emotional and behavioural problems, has been translated into at least 80 languages. As children of refugee background are particularly vulnerable to mental health problems resulting from their refugee experiences, this review examines whether SDQs translated into languages spoken by major refugee groups are validated and culturally equivalent to the original SDQ and sensitive to change following interventions. No reviewed studies of translated SDQs reported on challenges in achieving conceptual and linguistic equivalence in translation. Factor analysis predominantly showed structural inequivalence with the original 5-factor model, suggesting translated SDQ subscales may measure different constructs. Predictive equivalence findings tended to show somewhat higher sensitivity for detecting disorder than the original SDQ's low sensitivity, and somewhat lower specificity. Outcome studies yielded equivocal results with refugee and immigrant groups. SDQ items do not detect the psychological sequelae of trauma; hence it is recommended that the SDQ be used with caution to screen refugee children, with a follow-up clinical interview for verification. Cross-cultural qualitative research is needed into parents' and adolescents' interpretation of translated SDQ items.

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

Cited by 112 publications

References 39 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

Heterogeneity in the trajectories of psychological distress among late adolescents during the COVID‐19 pandemic

Review of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire translated into languages spoken by children and adolescents of refugee background

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