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Kulawiak, Pawel R., Wilbert, Juergen, Schlack, Robert and Boernert-Ringleb, Moritz (2020). Prediction of child and adolescent outcomes with broadband and narrowband dimensions of internalizing and externalizing behavior using the child and adolescent version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. PLoS One, 15 (10). SAN FRANCISCO: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE. ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a frequently used screening instrument for behavioral problems in children and adolescents. There is an ongoing controversy-not only in educational research-regarding the factor structure of the SDQ. Research results speak for a 3-factor as well as a 5-factor structure. The narrowband scales (5-factor structure) can be combined into broadband scales (3-factor structure). The question remains: Which factors (narrowband vs. broadband) are better predictors? With the prediction of child and adolescent outcomes (academic grades, well-being, and self-belief), we evaluated whether the broadband scales of internalizing and externalizing behavior (3-factor structure) or narrowband scales of behavior (5-factor structure) are better suited for predictive purposes in a cross-sectional study setting. The sample includes students in grades 5 to 9 (N= 4642) from the representative German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS study). The results of model comparisons (broadband scale vs. narrowband scales) did not support the superiority of the broadband scales with regard to the prediction of child and adolescent outcomes. There is no benefit from subsuming narrowband scales (5-factor structure) into broadband scales (3-factor structure). The application of narrowband scales, providing a more differentiated picture of students' academic and social situation, was more appropriate for predictive purposes. For the purpose of identifying students at risk of struggling in educational contexts, using the set of narrowband dimensions of behavior seems to be more suitable.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Kulawiak, Pawel R. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wilbert, Juergen UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Schlack, Robert UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Boernert-Ringleb, Moritz UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-315287
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0240312
Journal or Publication Title:	PLoS One
Volume:	15
Number:	10
Date:	2020
Publisher:	PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
Place of Publication:	SAN FRANCISCO
ISSN:	1932-6203
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; DEVELOPMENTAL TRAJECTORIES; EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES; ACADEMIC-ACHIEVEMENT; CONDUCT PROBLEMS; PARENT; SDQ; HYPERACTIVITY; COMORBIDITY; VALIDATION Multiple languages Multidisciplinary Sciences Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/31528