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Table 4 Concordance in mental health screening between parent and children’ reports

From: Utility of self-reported mental health measures for preventing unintentional injury: results from a cross-sectional study among French schoolchildren

 

Type of mental health problems assessed both by DI and SDQ

 

Emotional symptoms

Hyperactivity-inattention

Behavior problems

Presence of mental health problems

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

None, according to SDQ and DI

933 (74.2%)

1064 (84.6%)

1029 (81.8%)

Yes, according to SDQ only

106 (8.4%)

138 (11.0%)

125 (9.9%)

(Parent-reported measure)

Yes, according to DI only

189 (15.0%)

40 (3.2%)

80 (6.4%)

(Child self-reported measure)

Yes, according to SDQ and DI

30 (2.4%)

16 (1.2%)

24 (1.9%)

Kappa value

0.04

0.04

0.10

  1. Note: SDQ: Strengths and Difficulty Questionnaire; DI: Dominic Interactive.