Emotional and behavioural difficulties in children referred for learning disabilities from two Arab countries: A cross-cultural examination of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages 459-469

  El Keshky, Mogeda ^a   Emam, Mahmoud ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

A cross cultural examination; Emotional and behavioural difficulties; Factorial structure; Learning disabilities; The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; OMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STRENGTH AND DIFFICULTY QUESTIONNAIRE; THREE FACTOR MODEL;

EID: 84912038898     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2014.10.039     Document Type: Article

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