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Table 4 Recommended bandings of raw scores obtained from a 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

Informant

Scale

Normal range

Borderline range

Abnormal range

  

Raw score

Exact %

Raw score

Exact %

Raw score

Exact %

Parent

Total Difficulties

0 – 14

79.0

15 – 16

8.9

17 – 40

12.1

 

Emotional Symptoms

0 – 3

81.1

4

8.9

5 – 10

10.0

 

Conduct Problems

0 – 2

79.0

3

11.9

4 – 10

9.1

 

Hyperactivity Inattention

0 – 6

82.3

7

6.4

8 – 10

11.3

 

Peer problems

0 – 4

85.9

5

8.8

6 – 10

5.3

 

Prosocial behaviours

10 – 6

78.7

5

12.2

4 – 0

9.1

Teacher

Total Difficulties

0 – 13

78.5

14 – 17

11.7

18 – 40

9.8

 

Emotional Symptoms

0 – 3

83.6

4

8.5

5 – 10

7.9

 

Conduct Problems

0 – 2

80.0

3

9.5

4 – 10

10.5

 

Hyperactivity Inattention

0 – 6

83.1

7 – 8

9.0

9 – 10

7.9

 

Peer problems

0 – 4

88.0

5

6.7

6 – 10

5.3

 

Prosocial behaviours

10 – 5

83.8

4

7.0

3 – 0

9.2

Self

Total Difficulties

0 – 14

79.0

15 – 17

11.0

18 – 40

10.0

 

Emotional Symptoms

0 – 4

84.6

5

8.3

6 – 10

7.1

 

Conduct Problems

0 – 3

81.5

4

11.1

5 – 10

7.4

 

Hyperactivity Inattention

0 – 5

84.5

6

8.1

7 – 10

7.4

 

Peer problems

0 – 4

83.6

5

10.4

6 – 10

6.0

 

Prosocial behaviours

10 – 6

81.7

5

10.5

4 – 0

7.8