Confirmatory factor analysis and factorial invariance analysis of the adolescent self-report Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: How important are method effects and minor factors?

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-144

  Van De Looij Jansen, Petra M ^a,b   Goedhart, Arnold W ^c   De Wilde, Erik J ^d   Treffers, Philip D A ^c  

^a Public Health Service of the Rotterdam Region   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Netherlands Youth Institute NJI   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MENTAL DISORDERS; NETHERLANDS; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79955693613     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: 20448260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466510X498174     Document Type: Article

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