Cross-cultural acceptability and utility of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire: views of families

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Cross-cultural acceptability and utility of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire: views of families

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Abstract Background Screening children for behavioural difficulties requires the use of a tool that is culturally valid. We explored the cross-cultural acceptability and utility of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire for pre-school children (aged 3–5) as perceived by families in New Zealand. Methods A qualitative interpretive descriptive study (focus groups and interviews) in which 65 participants from five key ethnic groups (New Zealand European, Māori, Pacific, Asian and other immi...

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2016-10-01

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Paula Kersten / Margaret Dudley / Shoba Nayar / Hinemoa Elder / Heather Robertson / Robyn Tauroa / Kathryn M. McPherson

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BMC Psychiatry

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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-016-1063-7

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Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire / SDQ / Culture / Validity / Parents / Psychiatry

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