Measurement
SDQ: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
This measure has been identified as a commonly used measure within the LifeCourse cohorts. These measures were identified to encourage potential opportunities for data harmonisation. The descriptions provided are intended to give cohort custodians and data users some common criteria to assess a survey for appropriateness to use in their own studies. It is not intended to mandate the use of any measure, or provide a comprehensive understanding of these measures.
This information was collated by the LifeCourse team from scoring manuals and documentation, publications, and official measure websites. To read about this process in more detail, access our report.
Measure | No. of cohorts using measure | Cost and accessibility | Time to complete | Key reference/s and measure information | Reference frame | Constructs assessed by measure | Age range |
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SDQ: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire | 17 |
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Last six months, or this school year |
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Reference and/or access link:
- Goodman, R. (1997). The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: a research note. J Child Psychol Psychiatry, 38(5): 581-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01545.x
- Hawes, D.J. and Dadds, M.R. (2004). Australian data and psychometric properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Aust N Z J Psychiatry, 38(8): 644-51. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2004.01427.x https://www.sdqinfo.org/
- A database of SDQ publications is available here.
Cohorts:
- VIHCS: Mental health and behaviour problems
- VIHCS: Peer relationships
- VIHCS: Psychosocial wellbeing
- AQUA: Mental health and behaviour problems
- AQUA: Peer relationships
- AQUA: Psychosocial wellbeing
- ATPG3: Mental health and behaviour problems
- ATPG3: Peer relationships
- ATPG3: Psychosocial wellbeing
- BIS: Mental health and behaviour problems
- BIS: Peer relationships
- BIS: Psychosocial wellbeing
- CAP and NICAP: Mental health and behaviour problems
- CAP and NICAP: Peer relationships
- CAP and NICAP: Psychosocial wellbeing
- CATS: Mental health and behaviour problems
- CATS: Peer relationships
- CATS: Psychosocial wellbeing
- COBRA: Mental health and behaviour problems
- COBRA: Peer relationships
- COBRA: Psychosocial wellbeing
- COVID Immune: Mental health and behaviour problems
- COVID Immune: Peer relationships
- COVID Immune: Psychosocial wellbeing
- ELVS: Mental health and behaviour problems
- ELVS: Peer relationships
- ELVS: Psychosocial wellbeing
- HealthNuts: Mental health and behaviour problems
- HealthNuts: Peer relationships
- HealthNuts: Psychosocial wellbeing
- Memory Maestros: Mental health and behaviour problems
- Memory Maestros: Peer relationships
- Memory Maestros: Psychosocial wellbeing
- MIS BAIR: Mental health and behaviour problems
- MIS BAIR: Peer relationships
- MIS BAIR: Psychosocial wellbeing
- MYPS: Mental health and behaviour problems
- MYPS: Peer relationships
- MYPS: Psychosocial wellbeing
- right@home: Mental health and behaviour problems
- right@home: Peer relationships
- right@home: Psychosocial wellbeing
- Triple B: Mental health and behaviour problems
- Triple B: Peer relationships
- Triple B: Psychosocial wellbeing
- VicCHILD: Mental health and behaviour problems
- VicCHILD: Peer relationships
- VicCHILD: Psychosocial wellbeing
- VITALITY: Mental health and behaviour problems
- VITALITY: Peer relationships
- VITALITY: Psychosocial wellbeing