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Martin Bergström. Photo: Patrik Hekkala

Martin Bergström

Senior lecturer | Associate Professor | PhD in Social Work

Martin Bergström. Photo: Patrik Hekkala

A Systematic Review of Some Reliability and Validity Issues regarding the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Focusing on Its Use in Out-of-Home Care

Author

  • Martin Bergström
  • Siddhartha Baviskar

Summary, in English

Purpose: A systematic review was conducted to analyze the inter-rater reliability, cross-informant consistency, test-retest reliability, and temporal stability of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and its ability to discriminate. Method: We searched three databases for articles about the SDQ (parent, teacher, and self-report version), used samples of children up to age 18 and reported inter-rater reliability, cross-informant reliability, test-retest reliability, temporal stability, specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV). Results: Focusing on the TDS, inter-rater, and cross-informant reliability showed acceptable values, but respondent types (e.g., mothers and fathers) are not interchangeable. Test-retest reliability and temporal stability were also acceptable, and not excessively high. Specificity and NPV were acceptable but not sensitivity and PPV. Discussion and Conclusion: Greater transparency is needed about who the respondent is when the term “parents” is used. The SDQ is an important supplement to service-as-usual assessments by social care professionals.

Department/s

  • School of Social Work

Publishing year

2020

Language

English

Pages

1-32

Publication/Series

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States)

Volume

18

Document type

Journal article review

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Pediatrics
  • Nursing
  • Sociology

Keywords

  • out-of-home care
  • reliability
  • SDQ
  • Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
  • validity

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2640-8066