The use of the SDQ with Chinese adolescents in the clinical context
Journal article
Mellor, David, Cheng, Wenhong, McCabe, Marita, Ling, Mathew, Liu, Yi, Zhao, Zhimin, Fan, Juan, You, Meina, Zhang, Fang, Sun, Jinhua, Byrne, Linda and Xu, Yifeng. (2016). The use of the SDQ with Chinese adolescents in the clinical context. Psychiatry Research. 246, pp. 520 - 526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.10.034
Authors | Mellor, David, Cheng, Wenhong, McCabe, Marita, Ling, Mathew, Liu, Yi, Zhao, Zhimin, Fan, Juan, You, Meina, Zhang, Fang, Sun, Jinhua, Byrne, Linda and Xu, Yifeng |
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Abstract | This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire when it was applied to a sample of 443 outpatients in China. Included in the sample were 88 adolescents diagnosed with depression, 96 with schizophrenia, 98 with generalized anxiety, 70 with OCD, and 91 with ADHD. Each patient and one of their parents completed the SDQ at intake. Confirmatory Factor Analyses provided limited support for the proposed five factor structure of the scale over other models. Internal reliabilities of the subscales for both self and parent report were weak, and inter-rater agreement between self- and parent-report was moderate. The specificity and sensitivity for the Total Difficulties scores were weak. Overall, these findings suggest that the use of the SDQ in clinical samples in China may be limited.This study investigated the psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire when it was applied to a sample of 443 outpatients in China. Included in the sample were 88 adolescents diagnosed with depression, 96 with schizophrenia, 98 with generalized anxiety, 70 with OCD, and 91 with ADHD. Each patient and one of their parents completed the SDQ at intake. Confirmatory Factor Analyses provided limited support for the proposed five factor structure of the scale over other models. Internal reliabilities of the subscales for both self and parent report were weak, and inter-rater agreement between self- and parent-report was moderate. The specificity and sensitivity for the Total Difficulties scores were weak. Overall, these findings suggest that the use of the SDQ in clinical samples in China may be limited. |
Keywords | strengths and difficulties questionnaire; clinical context; China; psychometric properties |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Psychiatry Research |
Journal citation | 246, pp. 520 - 526 |
Publisher | Elsevier Ireland Ltd. |
ISSN | 0165-1781 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.10.034 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84993965370 |
Page range | 520 - 526 |
Research Group | Institute for Health and Ageing |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | Ireland |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8868y/the-use-of-the-sdq-with-chinese-adolescents-in-the-clinical-context
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