The Total Difficulties Score derived from the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The SDQ is a brief behavioural screening questionnaire designed for children. It is based on 25 items (ypsdqa to ypsdqy) measuring positive and negative behaviours in children. Items are rescaled and positive behaviours reverse coded. Five items each are aggregated to five subscales, measuring emotional symptoms (ypsdqes_dv), conduct problems (ypsdqcp_dv), hyperactivity (ypsdqha_dv) and peer relationship problems (ypsdqpp_dv). The SDQ Total Difficulties Score will be missing if more than two items making up any of the subscales are missing. The fifth scale, measuring prosocial behaviour (ypsdqps_dv) remains separate. For further information see Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaires. Refer to the syntax file ypsdq_dv for the code to create the Total Difficulties Score.
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