Internal consistency and structural validity of the parent-report preschool (2-4 years) Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in 1-year-old children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prevention and early intervention are key to addressing poor child mental health. Systematic reviews have highlighted a lack of brief, valid and reliable outcome measures that can be implemented in both research and practice to assess social, emotional and behavioural outcomes in the early years. The Preschool Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (2-4 years) is a promising candidate to fill this gap, but the measurement properties of this tool are not yet known in very young children.

Methods

A secondary data analysis of two clinical trial datasets was conducted to examine the internal consistency reliability and structural validity of the parent-report English preschool version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in a sample of 505 infants with me

SUBMITTER: Blower SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12185824 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature