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

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-62

  Yao, Shuqiao ^a   Zhang, Chenchen ^a   Zhu, Xiongzhao ^a   Jing, Xiao ^a   McWhinnie, Chad M ^b   Abela, John R Z ^c  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood; Chinese adolescents; Psychopathology; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCREENING; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67349142638     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.11.006     Document Type: Article

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