caa a22 4500 605477078 CHVBK 20210128100359.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20151001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00787-015-0679-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00787-015-0679-3 Investigation of a bifactor model of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire [Elektronische Daten] [Hervé Caci, Alexandre Morin, Antoine Tran] The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is used to measure psychopathological symptoms in children and adolescents from 4 to 17years old, but its underlying structure is still a matter of debate. Indeed, on the basis of a systematic review of English and non-English articles conducted using multiple databases, 54 studies reporting on the factor structure of the SDQ were located. The original 5 first-order factor structure is generally supported by exploratory procedures, but support based on confirmatory factor analyses is not clear. We analysed data from 889 youths from the general French population, rated on the SDQ by their teachers. We tested the original model, hierarchical models and bifactor models. The best-fitting model is a bifactor model with the five a priori factors grouped in two global factors (Externalizing Disorders—Hyperactivity and Conduct—and Internalizing Disorders—Peer relationships and Emotions) and one Strength/Prosocial factor. However, we show that the Conduct-Specific factor should not be used in practice in its current state, that the Hyperactivity-Specific factor mainly covers hyperactivity rather than inattention, and that the Peer Problems-Specific factor mainly reflects a preference for solitude. Nevertheless, the measurement model proved to be fully invariant across gender and school levels (kindergarten, primary and secondary schools), with statistically significant differences in latent means between genders only. Beyond computing the five a priori scores when using the teacher ratings of the SDQ, our results prove the usefulness of computing Externalizing Disorders and Internalizing Disorders global scores. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Structural equation modelling nationallicence Teachers nationallicence Externalizing disorders nationallicence Internalizing disorders nationallicence Prosocial behaviour nationallicence SDQ nationallicence Measurement invariance nationallicence Caci Hervé Hôpitaux Pédiatrique de Nice, CHU Lenval, 57, avenue de la Californie, 06200, Nice, France aut Morin Alexandre Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, Australia aut Tran Antoine Hôpitaux Pédiatrique de Nice, CHU Lenval, 57, avenue de la Californie, 06200, Nice, France aut European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Springer Berlin Heidelberg 24/10(2015-10-01), 1291-1301 1018-8827 24:10<1291 2015 24 787 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-015-0679-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-015-0679-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Caci Hervé Hôpitaux Pédiatrique de Nice, CHU Lenval, 57, avenue de la Californie, 06200, Nice, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Morin Alexandre Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, Strathfield, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tran Antoine Hôpitaux Pédiatrique de Nice, CHU Lenval, 57, avenue de la Californie, 06200, Nice, France aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Springer Berlin Heidelberg 24/10(2015-10-01), 1291-1301 1018-8827 24:10<1291 2015 24 787