Martin Bergström
FD i Socialt Arbete | Universitetslektor | Docent
A Systematic Review of Some Reliability and Validity Issues regarding the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Focusing on Its Use in Out-of-Home Care
Författare
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.
Avdelning/ar
- Socialhögskolan
Publiceringsår
2020
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
1-32
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work (United States)
Volym
18
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Taylor & Francis
Ämne
- Pediatrics
- Nursing
- Sociology
Nyckelord
- out-of-home care
- reliability
- SDQ
- Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
- validity
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 2640-8066