When to use broader internalising and externalising subscales instead of the hypothesised five subscales on the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ): Data from british parents, teachers and children

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1179-1191

  Goodman, Anna ^a   Lamping, Donna L ^a   Ploubidis, George B ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; Construct validity; Externalizing problems; Factor structure; Internalizing problems; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 78649329882     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-010-9434-x     Document Type: Article

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