The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Early evidence of its reliability and validity in a community sample of Italian children

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 570-575

  Riso, Daniela Di ^a   Salcuni, Silvia ^a   Chessa, Daphne ^a   Raudino, Alessandra ^a   Lis, Adriana ^a   Altoè, Gianmarco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italian children; Psychometric properties; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955051241     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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