Psychometric Properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire-Dysregulation Profile in Italian Early Adolescents
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants and Procedure
2.2. Measures
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Psychometric Properties and Prevalence
3.2. Zero-Order Correlations
3.3. Moderation Models
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
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1. | SDQ-DP (Parent) | 1 | ||||||
2. | Gender | 0.218 ** | 1 | |||||
3. | Age | 0.037 | 0.017 | 1 | ||||
4. | School Grades | −0.074 | −0.098 | −0.043 | 1 | |||
5. | Internalizing (Teacher) | 0.438 ** | 0.152 ** | 0.081 | −0.066 | 1 | ||
6. | Externalizing (Teacher) | 0.429 ** | 0.430 ** | 0.132 * | −0.098 | 0.424 ** | 1 | |
7. | Prosocial (Teacher) | −0.325 ** | −0.309 ** | −0.081 | 0.133 * | −0.473 ** | −0.514 ** | 1 |
Mean | 2.07 | - | 11.95 | 7.62 | 3.55 | 4.52 | 6.89 | |
SD | 2.32 | - | 0.64 | 0.76 | 3.58 | 4.64 | 2.28 |
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Levantini, V.; Cei, E.; Pirri, G.; Muratori, P. Psychometric Properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire-Dysregulation Profile in Italian Early Adolescents. Children 2021, 8, 1123. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8121123
Levantini V, Cei E, Pirri G, Muratori P. Psychometric Properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire-Dysregulation Profile in Italian Early Adolescents. Children. 2021; 8(12):1123. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8121123
Chicago/Turabian StyleLevantini, Valentina, Eleonora Cei, Gennarina Pirri, and Pietro Muratori. 2021. "Psychometric Properties of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire-Dysregulation Profile in Italian Early Adolescents" Children 8, no. 12: 1123. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8121123