Examining the Structural Validity of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in a U.S. Sample of Custodial Grandmothers

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-198

  Palmieri, Patrick A ^a,b   Smith, Gregory C ^c  

^a SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Health

Author keywords

CFA; custodial grandparents; factor structure; psychometrics; SDQ

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; CUSTODY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRANDPARENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CHILD; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS;

EID: 34548029984     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.19.2.189     Document Type: Article

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