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Table 13 Ability of different Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire Scores to distinguish between community and ADHD samples

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

Rater

Subscale

Area Under the Curve (AUC)

Asymptotic 95% confidence intervals

   

Lower Bound

Upper Bound

Parent

Hyperactivity – Inattention

0.77

0.71

0.83

 

Conduct Problems

0.68

0.61

0.75

 

Peer Problems

0.55

0.47

0.63

 

Prosocial Behaviours

0.39*

0.29

0.49

 

Total Difficulties

0.69

0.62

0.76

Teacher

Hyperactivity – Inattention

0.90

0.86

0.95

 

Conduct Problems

0.87

0.82

0.92

 

Peer Problems

0.69

0.61

0.77

 

Prosocial Behaviours

0.67

0.60

0.74

 

Total Difficulties

0.91

0.87

0.95

Self

Hyperactivity – Inattention

0.70

0.61

0.78

 

Conduct Problems

0.61

0.52

0.70

 

Peer Problems

0.69

0.61

0.77

 

Prosocial Behaviours

0.65

0.57

0.74

 

Total Difficulties

0.72

0.64

0.80

  1. * a significant AUC score < 0.5 indicates worse than chance