Cara M McClain, L Christian Elledge, Sam Manring, Marisa L Whitley, Eric M Vernberg
Functions of Aggression and Peer Likeability in Elementary School Children Across Time
Journal of applied school psychology
strengths difficulties questionnaire sdq screening measure commonly used assess behavioral emotional symptoms strengths among children adolescents however despite frequent use underlying factor structure remains important area inquiry whereas original fivefactor structure often supported exploratory factor analysis results confirmatory analyses continue yield mixed results analyzed data youth grades k 12 large epidemiologic study southeastern united states teacherreport sdq data used test three confirmatory factor models school level ie elementary grades k5 secondary grades 612 original fivefactor model threefactor model bifactor model model fit indices reliability measures supported original fivefactor model preferred model using teacherreported sdq elementary secondary school children implications using sdq applied research predictive modeling discussed