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Table 3 Normative banding of total difficulties score for parent- and teacher-rated SDQs for Japanese children

From: Normative data and psychometric properties of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire among Japanese school-aged children

  

7-9 years

10-12 years

13-15 years

SDQ

 

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

Boys

Girls

  

 Raw score (%)

Raw score (%)

Raw score (%)

Raw score (%)

Raw score (%)

Raw score (%)

Parent rating

Normal

0-13

82.0%

0-11

81.0%

0-11

79.8%

0-10

82.0%

0-10

79.7%

0-10

81.5%

 

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14-16

9.0%

12-14

9.7%

12-14

9.9%

11-13

8.2%

11-14

11.3%

11-13

8.9%

 

Clinical

17-40

9.0%

15-40

9.3%

15-40

10.3%

14-40

9.8%

15-40

9.0%

14-40

9.6%

Teacher rating

Normal

0-11

78.9%

0-7

80.5%

0-10

78.1%

0-6

81.4%

0-9

81.3%

0-6

82.5%

 

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12-16

11.6%

8-11

10.2%

11-14

10.8%

7-9

9.6%

10-12

8.9%

7-9

7.8%

 

Clinical

17-40

9.5%

12-40

9.3%

15-40

11.1%

10-40

9.0%

13-40

9.8%

10-40

9.7%

  1. Note. SDQ, strengths and difficulties questionnaire. There were no significant differences in proportion by age band between parent and teacher ratings for either boys or girls.
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

ISSN: 1753-2000