The use of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) as a screening instrument for behaviour problems in preschoolers

dc.contributor.author	Μανιαδάκη, Κατερίνα	el
dc.contributor.author	Κάκουρος, Ευθύμιος	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-23T18:35:38Z
dc.date.issued	2015-04-23
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/8791
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
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dc.source	http://www.arsi.gr	en
dc.subject	Προσχολική ηλικία
dc.subject	Αποκλίνουσα συμπεριφορά
dc.subject	Early childhood
dc.subject	Behavior disorders
dc.subject	Divergent behavior
dc.subject	Διαταραχές συμπεριφοράς
dc.title	The use of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) as a screening instrument for behaviour problems in preschoolers	en
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heal.classification	Psychology
heal.classification	Child psychology
heal.classification	Ψυχολογία
heal.classification	Παιδική ψυχολογία
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heal.classificationURI	N/A-Παιδική ψυχολογία
heal.dateAvailable	10000-01-01
heal.language	en
heal.access	forever
heal.publicationDate	2005-07-21
heal.bibliographicCitation	Maniadaki, K. & Kakouros, E. (2005) The use of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) as a screening instrument for behaviour problems in preschoolers. In 35th Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies, Book of Abstracts. 21st-24th July 2005. Thessaloniki, p.208	en
heal.abstract	Behaviour and other developmental problems are common in preschoolers and may have a positive outcome if they are treated early. However, they often go undetected. Thus, the need for valid and reliable screening instruments for this age range is urgent. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; Goodman, 1997) is a brief behavioural screening questionnaire about 3-16 year olds. It includes 25 items on the following five psychological attributes: emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity / inattention, peer relationship problems and prosocial behaviour, which, added together, generate a total difficulties score. Several versions exist, for completion by parents, teachers and adolescents themselves. The SDQ is a widley used instrument and normative data have been obtained from several countries. The aim of the present study was twofold: a) to assess the SDQ as a potential means for improving the detection of child behaviour problems in the community and b) to provide normative data on several behaviour problems in Greek preschoolers. The nursery teachers of 974 children and the mothers of 787 children (N=1761) aged 3-6, enrolled in kindergartens and nursery schools in Athens, filled in the questionnaires for each child. Age and gender distributions were as follows: m=56.97 months, s.d. = 9.79; 52.2% males, 47.8% females. In general, our investigation showed that a Greek translation of the teacher version of the SDQ worked well. According to descriptive analysis, 11.7% of the sample presented some kind of behaviour problems. The most common were conduct problems (16.9%) and hyperactivity / inattention (12.1%) with boys outnumbering by far girls and with nursery teachers reporting more frequently problems of the above types than mothers. To conclude, the study gives further evidence of the usefulness of the SDQ as a promising screening instrument for epidemiological research and clinical purposes and indicates the developmental disabilites that need specific attention in preschoolers.	en
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heal.conferenceName	35th Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Therapies	en
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