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Do parents, teachers and children use the SDQ in a similar fashion?
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posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by Mark StokesMark Stokes, David MellorDavid Mellor, J Yeow, H NoorFew studies have investigated whether parents’, teachers’ and children’s responses to the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) have equivalence. In this study, data from 854 matched questionnaires collected in Malaysia were subjected to tau equivalence confirmatory factor analysis, to assess if all three groups responded to the same target (the child) similarly. We first fitted Goodman’s (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 38, 581–586, (1997a); Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 40, 791–801, 1997b) five factor model, but found that this did not fit the model despite attempts to improve and rectify model fit. We thereafter attempted to fit Dickey and Blumberg (Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, 43, 1159–1167, 2004) three factor model, but similarly found a lack of fit. We then undertook an exploratory model with a random half of the data, obtaining a three factor solution, and tested this in a confirmatory tau equivalence model. The Unconstrained Model provided a fit to the data, revealing a similar structure across the three informant groups. As this fit was for the Unconstrained Model, it reveals that groups differ in the value they place on each of the variables but overall that held a similar underlying factor structure. The findings are discussed in relation to the possible cultural issues involved and the use of the SDQ.
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Quality and QuantityVolume
48Issue
2Pagination
983 - 1000Publisher
SpringerLocation
Amsterdam, NetherlandsPublisher DOI
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0033-5177Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2014, SpringerUsage metrics
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SDQMalaysiaTau equivalenceCFASocial SciencesScience & TechnologyPhysical SciencesSocial Sciences, InterdisciplinaryStatistics & ProbabilitySocial Sciences - Other TopicsMathematicsDIFFICULTIES-QUESTIONNAIRE SDQPSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIESBEHAVIOR-CHECKLISTCOMMUNITY SAMPLESTRENGTHSVALIDITYVERSIONRELIABILITYADOLESCENTSPSYCHIATRYStatisticsSociology
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