New evidence of factor structure and measurement invariance of the SDQ across five European nations

  1. Ortuño-Sierra, J. 2
  2. Fonseca-Pedrero, E. 2
  3. Aritio-Solana, R. 2
  4. Moreno Velasco, Alvaro . 2
  5. de Luis, E.C. 2
  6. Schumann, G. 88
  7. Cattrell, A. 88
  8. Flor, H. 1
  9. Nees, F. 1
  10. Banaschewski, T. 1
  11. Bokde, A. 7
  12. Whelan, R. 7
  13. Buechel, C. 15
  14. Bromberg, U. 15
  15. Conrod, P. 38
  16. Frouin, V. 10
  17. Papadopoulos, D. 10
  18. Gallinat, J. 5
  19. Garavan, H. 6
  20. Heinz, A. 5
  21. Walter, H. 5
  22. Struve, M. 1112
  23. Gowland, P. 13
  24. Paus, T. 14
  25. Poustka, L. 1
  26. Martinot, J.-L. 9
  27. Paillère-Martinot, M.-L. 9
  28. Vetter, N.C. 4
  29. Smolka, M.N. 13
  30. Lawrence, C. 13
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  1. 1 Heidelberg University
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  2. 2 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

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  3. 3 University of Montreal
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    University of Montreal

    Montreal, Canadá

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  4. 4 Dresden University of Technology
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    Dresden University of Technology

    Dresde, Alemania

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  5. 5 Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Campus CharitéMitte, Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, Berlin, Germany
  6. 6 University of Vermont
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  7. 7 Trinity College Dublin
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  8. 8 King's College London
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  9. 9 French Institute of Health and Medical Research
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    French Institute of Health and Medical Research

    París, Francia

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  10. 10 Neurospin, Commissariat à l’EnergieAtomique, CEA-Saclay Center, Paris, France
  11. 11 Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Abbestr. 2-12, Berlin, Germany
  12. 12 Praxis für Psychologische Psychotherapie, Ilvesheimer Str. 17, Mannheim, Germany
  13. 13 University of Nottingham
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  14. 14 University of Toronto
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  15. 15 University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf
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Revista:
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

ISSN: 1018-8827

Año de publicación: 2015

Volumen: 24

Número: 12

Páginas: 1523-1534

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1007/S00787-015-0729-X SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-84947492654 WoS: WOS:000365191700009 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Resumen

The main purpose of the present study was to analyse the internal structure and to test the measurement invariance of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), self-reported version, in five European countries. The sample consisted of 3012 adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years (M = 14.20; SD = 0.83). The five-factor model (with correlated errors added), and the five-factor model (with correlated errors added) with the reverse-worded items allowed to cross-load on the Prosocial subscale, displayed adequate goodness of-fit indices. Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis showed that the five-factor model (with correlated errors added) had partial strong measurement invariance by countries. A total of 11 of the 25 items were non-invariant across samples. The level of internal consistency of the Total difficulties score was 0.84, ranging between 0.69 and 0.78 for the SDQ subscales. The findings indicate that the SDQ’s subscales need to be modified in various ways for screening emotional and behavioural problems in the five European countries that were analysed. © 2015 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg