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Table 1 Mean Subscale Scores by age and gender for the parent completed SDQ in a community sample of 3 – 17 year old Chinese children

From: The validity, reliability and normative scores of the parent, teacher and self report versions of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in China

 

Mean Scores (Std. Dev.)

SDQ Scale Parent

Total (n = 1965)

[Male n = 950, Female = 1015]

3 – 10 years (n = 1217)

[Male n = 595, Female = 622]

11 – 17 years (n = 748)

[Male n = 355, Female = 393]

Emotional Symptoms

1.97 (1.83) [UK 1.9]*

Male

1.84 (1.77)

2.09 (1.83)

Male

1.94 (1.75)

1.76 (1.83)

Male

1.66 (1.81)

  

Female

2.09 (1.88)

 

Female

2.25 (1.89)

 

Female

1.85(1.85)

Conduct Problems

1.57 (1.45) [UK 1.6]*

Male

1.77 (1.55)

1.59 (1.42)

Male

1.80 (1.52)

1.53 (1.50)

Male

1.72 (1.60)

  

Female

1.39 (1.33)

 

Female

1.40 (1.30)

 

Female

1.35(1.40)

Hyperactivity – Inattention

4.22 (2.42) [UK 3.5]*

Male

4.64 (2.44)

4.49 (2.45)

Male

4.88 (2.47)

3.77 (2.30)

Male

4.25 (2.35)

  

Female

3.83 (2.33)

 

Female

4.13 (2.38)

 

Female

3.33 (2.16)

Peer Problems

2.71 (1.67) [UK 1.5]*

Male

2.84 (1.69)

2.71 (1.70)

Male

2.70 (1.74)

2.72 (1.62)

Male

3.05 (1.59)

  

Female

2.59 (1.64)

 

Female

2.71 (1.67)

 

Female

2.42 (1.58)

Prosocial Behaviour

7.14 (1.98) [UK 8.6]*

Male

6.80 (2.01)

7.16 (1.91)

Male

6.84 (1.94)

7.13 (2.07)

Male

6.76 (2.12)

  

Female

7.46 (1.89)

 

Female

7.47 (1.83)

 

Female

7.46 (1.97)

Total Difficulties

10.48 (4.93) [UK 8.4]*

Male

11.09 (4.99)

10.89 (4.84)

Male

11.32(4.89)

9.77 (5.00)

Male

11.03 (5.17)

  

Female

9.90 (4.80)

 

Female

10.49 (4.77)

 

Female

8.27 (5.11)

  1. * UK norms as reported in [38]
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