When to Use Broader Internalising and Externalising Subscales Instead of the Hypothesised Five Subscales on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ): Data from British Parents, Teachers and Children

Anna Goodman; Donna L. Lamping; George B. Ploubidis

doi:10.1007/s10802-010-9434-x

journal article Jul 10, 2010

When to Use Broader Internalising and Externalising Subscales Instead of the Hypothesised Five Subscales on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ): Data from British Parents, Teachers and Children

Anna Goodman

Donna L. Lamping George B. Ploubidis

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology Vol. 38 No. 8 pp. 1179-1191 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Anna Goodman, Donna L. Lamping, George B. Ploubidis (2010). When to Use Broader Internalising and Externalising Subscales Instead of the Hypothesised Five Subscales on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ): Data from British Parents, Teachers and Children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 38(8), 1179-1191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-010-9434-x

When to Use Broader Internalising and Externalising Subscales Instead of the Hypothesised Five Subscales on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ): Data from British Parents, Teachers and Children

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