SDQ
CHILD_ADOLESCENTStrengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Brief behavioural screening questionnaire for children and adolescents
For each item, please mark the box for Not True, Somewhat True, or Certainly True. Please answer all items as best you can even if you are not absolutely certain.
Considerate of other people's feelings
Restless, overactive, cannot stay still for long
Often complains of headaches, stomach-aches or sickness
Shares readily with other children
Often has temper tantrums or hot tempers
Rather solitary, tends to play alone
Generally obedient, usually does what adults request
Many worries, often seems worried
Helpful if someone is hurt, upset or feeling ill
Constantly fidgeting or squirming
Has at least one good friend
Often fights with other children or bullies them
Often unhappy, down-hearted or tearful
Generally liked by other children
Easily distracted, concentration wanders
Nervous or clingy in new situations, easily loses confidence
Kind to younger children
Often lies or cheats
Picked on or bullied by other children
Often volunteers to help others
Thinks things out before acting
Steals from home, school or elsewhere
Gets on better with adults than with other children
Many fears, easily scared
Sees tasks through to the end, good attention span
Subscales
peer
5 itemsconduct
5 itemsemotional
5 itemsprosocial
5 itemshyperactivity
5 itemsProsocial items (0, 3, 8, 16, 19) are scored normally (higher = more prosocial) and NOT included in Total Difficulties. Items 6, 10, 13, 20, 24 are reverse-scored (new = 2 - old). Total Difficulties = sum of Emotional + Conduct + Hyperactivity + Peer subscales (max 40).


