The self-report version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: Its psychometric properties in 8- to 13-year-old non-clinical children

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 437-448

  Muris, Peter ^a   Meesters, Cor ^a   Eijkelenboom, Anneke ^a   Vincken, Manon ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEACHER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 9744250876     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/0144665042388982     Document Type: Article

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