ypsdqtd_dv

SDQ Total Difficulties Score

Datafile

• youth

Index terms

• Health and well-being -> Mental health -> Youth mental health
• Young people -> Youth development -> Emotional and psychological well-being -> Psychological well-being

Variable note:

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.

See ypsdqcp_dv, ypsdqes_dv, ypsdqha_dv, ypsdqpp_dv, ypsdqps_dv.

Uses ypsdqa, ypsdqb, ypsdqc, ypsdqd, ypsdqe, ypsdqf, ypsdqg, ypsdqh, ypsdqi, ypsdqj, ypsdqk, ypsdql, ypsdqm, ypsdqn, ypsdqo, ypsdqp, ypsdqq, ypsdqr, ypsdqs, ypsdqt, ypsdqu, ypsdqv, ypsdqw, ypsdqx, ypsdqy

Derived variable note:

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 (w_YPSDQA to w_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 (see w_YPSDQES_DV), conduct problems (see w_YPSDQCP_DV), hyperactivity (see w_YPSDQHA_DV) and peer relationship problems (see w_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 (see w_YPSDQPS_DV) remains separate. For further information see SQD subscales below. For general information on scoring the SDQ see http://www.sdqinfo.org/c3.html.

See YPSDQA YPSDQB YPSDQC YPSDQD YPSDQE YPSDQF YPSDQG YPSDQH YPSDQI YPSDQJ YPSDQK YPSDQL YPSDQM YPSDQN YPSDQO YPSDQP YPSDQQ YPSDQR YPSDQS YPSDQT YPSDQU YPSDQV YPSDQW YPSDQX YPSDQY YPSDQPS_DV

Derived variable note:

Uses YPSDQES_DV YPSDQCP_DV YPSDQHA_DV YPSDQPP_DV/