The Reliability and Validity of the Malay Parent-Report Version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
10.21315/mjms2019.26.1.12
- Author:
Idayu Badilla Idris
1
;
Jane Barlow
2
;
Alan Dolan
3
;
Shahlan Surat
4
Author Information
1. Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, 56000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2. Department of Social Policy and Intervention, Barnett House, 32 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2ER. United Kingdom
3. Centro of Lifelong Learning, Westwood Campus, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL. United Kingdom
4. Department of Teaching and Learning Innovation, Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
reliability;
psychometric;
parent;
Malay;
questionnaire;
cross cultural;
factor analysis
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
2019;26(1):125-137
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Background: The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a screening
questionnaire that measures children’s emotional and behavioural problems. This study examines
the reliability and validity of the Malay parent-report version of the SDQ.
Methods: The Malay adult-report version of the SDQ was administered to 495 parents and
432 teachers, respectively. At the same time, a newly translated Malay child-report version of the
SDQ was also administered to 150 children aged 13 to 14 years old in this community study. W e
measured internal reliability using Cronbach’s Alpha for all reported data. Construct validity of
the parent-report data was assessed using factor analysis. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA)
was also subsequently perform on parent-report data to explain the model fit indices of this
questionnaire.
Result: Cronbach’s Alpha was acceptable for all parent, teacher and child-report data with
values of 0.74, 0.77 and 0.78, respectively. Factor analysis of the parent’s report showed a fivefactor
solution, which was consistent with other psychometric evaluations of the SDQ in other
languages. CFA showed good model fit of the original five factor model which consists of Emotional,
Conduct, Hyperactivity, Peer problem and Pro-social scale.
Conclusion: This study shows that the psychometric properties of the Malay
parent-report version of the SDQ were similar to other parent-report version of the SDQ
questionnaires in other languages, although cross-cultural differences may still exist.
- Full text:3.2019my0768.pdf
