Psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire3-4 in 3-year-old preschoolers

Comprehensive Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 282-291

  Ezpeleta, Lourdes ^a   Granero, Roser ^a   La Osa, Núria De ^a   Penelo, Eva ^a   Domènech, Josep M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CONDUCT DISORDER; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PEER PRESSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDITY;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84875262143     PISSN: 0010440X     EISSN: 15328384     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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