dc.contributor.author | Mølland, Eirin | |
dc.contributor.author | Haraldstad, Kristin | |
dc.contributor.author | Abildsnes, Eirik | |
dc.contributor.author | Håland, Åshild Tellefsen | |
dc.contributor.author | Kopp, Unni Mette Stamnes | |
dc.contributor.author | Fegran, Liv | |
dc.contributor.author | Westergren, Per Christer Thomas | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-27T11:45:54Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-27T11:45:54Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-01-19 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background Parent reported mental health can be assessed by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).
Currently, Norwegian norms for parent-reported SDQ do not exist, whereas Swedish, Danish, and United Kingdom
(UK) norms have been published. We aimed to (1) describe parent-reported SDQ among children aged 4 and 6 years
in Southern Norway, (2) evaluate empirical cutoff values within the context of the Starting RightTM project in relation
to the Swedish, Danish, and UK cutoffs, and (3) evaluate the representativeness of the study sample with regard to
parental socioeconomic status.<p>
<p>Methods This study included parent-reported observations for 665 children (63% consent rate). Means and standard
deviations were calculated for the domains of SDQ, and gender differences were assessed. Based on the Swedish,
Danish, and UK cutoffs and the 80th and 90th percentile cutoff values within the study, we calculated the total number
of children with borderline and abnormal scores.
<p>Results Boys had higher mean total difficulties (7.3 vs 5.6) and impact scores (0.3 vs 0.1) and lower prosocial scores
(8.3 vs 8.8) than girls. The differences in means were largest in the case of externalizing symptoms (5.0 vs 3.6) and
hyperactivity subscore (3.2 vs 2.3). Using the UK cutoff values, 28 and 25 children had borderline and abnormal total
difficulties scores, respectively. The corresponding numbers using the within study or Scandinavian cutoff values were
84–99 and 54–79, respectively. Overall, our study sample was well representative of the target population.
<p>Conclusions Our findings consistently indicated that girls had better SDQ scores than boys among children aged 4
and 6 years. Fewer children would be identifed as having mental health difficulties using the UK cutoff values than
using the Scandinavian age- and gender-relevant cutoff values. | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Mølland, Haraldstad, Abildsnes, Håland, Kopp, Fegran, Westergren. Use of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in child and school health services among children aged 4 and 6 years in Southern Norway: clinical considerations. BMC Pediatrics. 2023 | en_US |
dc.identifier.cristinID | FRIDAID 2109988 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s12887-023-03837-1 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2431 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10037/28402 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | BMC | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | BMC Pediatrics | |
dc.rights.accessRights | openAccess | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | Copyright 2023 The Author(s) | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) | en_US |
dc.title | Use of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in child and school health services among children aged 4 and 6 years in Southern Norway: clinical considerations | en_US |
dc.type.version | publishedVersion | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Tidsskriftartikkel | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |