Katie A Weatherson, Rhyann McKay, Heather L Gainforth, Mary E Jung
Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a school-based physical activity policy in Canada: application of the theoretical domains framework
BMC public health
screening instruments often used detecting mental health problems children adolescents strengths difficulties questionnaire sdq one instrument screening childrens mental health sdq used assessment different informants ie parents teachers 1116 year olds selfreporting aim compare precision validity parental teacher sdq assessments elementary school children analyze whether assessments affected childs sex sociodemographic factors total 512 primary school students included crosssectional study exploratory factor analysis sensitivityspecificity analysis cronbachs alphas logistic regression applied parents rated 109 teachers 88 children highrisk individuals overlap low 321 cronbachs alphas 073 071 parents teachers respectively however factor analysis showed fivefactor solution could confirmed teacher ratings moreover parents ratings affected maternal educational level parental country birth rating children teachers construct validity confirmed teacher assessments however parental assessments might capture dimension childs mental health seems sensitive socioeconomic factors could important addressing equity issues dialogue parents school