Psychometric Properties of the Parent and Teacher Versions of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for 4- to 12-Year-Olds: A Review
By Lisanne L. Stone, R. Otten, Rutger C. M. E. Engels, Ad A. Vermulst, J. Janssens. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 2010
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Since its development, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) has been widely used in both research and practice. The SDQ screens for positive and negative psychological attributes. This review aims to provide an overview of the psychometric properties of the SDQ for 4- to 12-year-olds. Results from 48 studies (N = 131,223) on reliability and validity of the parent and teacher SDQ are summarized quantitatively and descriptively. Internal consistency, test–retest reliability, and inter-rater agreement are satisfactory for the parent and teacher versions. At subscale level, the reliability of the teacher version seemed stronger compared to that of the parent version. Concerning validity, 15 out of 18 studies confirmed the five-factor structure. Correlations with other measures of psychopathology as well as the screening ability of the SDQ are sufficient. This review shows that the psychometric properties of the SDQ are strong, particularly for the teacher version. For practice, this implies that the use of the SDQ as a screening instrument should be continued. Longitudinal research studies should investigate predictive validity. For both practice and research, we emphasize the use of a multi-informant approach.
Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Education
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- Preschool Children’s Prosocial Behavior: The Role of Mother–Child, Father–Child and Teacher–Child Relationships (2016, result): “Consistently with previous research (Stone et al. 2010, for a review), parents’ ratings showed lower reliability, when compared to teachers’ ratings.”
- A systematic review of evidence for the psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (2016, background): “We contend that the coefficient values found in Stone et al. (2010) and our review are actually rather low and indicate that at best 22% of variance can be explained by scores from different informants.”