Table 2 Preschool teacher reports on 815 children aged 13–71 months. Endorsement rates (%) percent of response categories for each item. Items in italics are scored reversely
SDQ Questions | 1 year (13–23 month) n.128 (16%) | 2 year (24–35 month) n.203 (25%) | 3 year (36–47 month) n.170 (21%) | 4 year (48–59 month) n.156 (19%) | 5 year (60–71 month) n.158 (19%) | ||||||||||
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Not true | Some what true | Certainly true | Not true | Some what true | Certainly true | Not true | Some what true | Certainly true | Not true | Some what true | Certainly true | Not true | Some what true | Certainly true | |
Prosocial items | |||||||||||||||
1. Considerate of other people’s feelings. | 10.1 | 68.9 | 21.0 | 6.2 | 39.2 | 54.6 | 3.1 | 38.5 | 58.5 | 2.6 | 29.3 | 68.1 | 1.3 | 30.4 | 68.4 |
4. Shares readily with other children. | 26.1 | 65.5 | 8.4 | 12.3 | 61.5 | 26.2 | 5.8 | 50.8 | 43.3 | 6.1 | 39.1 | 54.8 | 1.9 | 33.1 | 64.9 |
9. Helpful if someone is hurt, upset of feeling ill. | 24.8 | 64.6 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 41.7 | 47.0 | 6.9 | 35.4 | 57.7 | 4.3 | 28.4 | 67.2 | 2.6 | 29.5 | 67.9 |
17. Kind to younger children. | 9.6 | 47.9 | 42.6 | 4.2 | 32.5 | 63.3 | 0.8 | 14.0 | 85.3 | 1.7 | 16.4 | 81.9 | 1.4 | 4.8 | 93.8 |
20. Often volunteers to help others. | 49.4 | 46.1 | 4.5 | 17.7 | 53.1 | 29.2 | 7.1 | 40.2 | 52.8 | 6.9 | 36.2 | 56.9 | 4.4 | 30.4 | 65.2 |
Hyperactivity items | |||||||||||||||
2. Restless, overactive, cannot stay still for long. | 75.0 | 21.7 | 3.3 | 65.4 | 26.0 | 8.7 | 70.2 | 18.3 | 11.5 | 77.8 | 15.4 | 6.8 | 77.9 | 17.5 | 4.5 |
10. Constantly fidgeting or squirming. | 69.2 | 26.7 | 4.2 | 64.2 | 25.0 | 10.8 | 64.9 | 22.9 | 12.2 | 76.1 | 16.2 | 7.7 | 75.3 | 19.6 | 5.1 |
15. Easily distracted, concentration wanders. | 71.5 | 25.2 | 3.3 | 64.2 | 27.6 | 8.1 | 72.5 | 16.0 | 11.5 | 72.6 | 19.7 | 7.7 | 80.9 | 14.6 | 4.5 |
21. Can stop and think things out before acting. | 26.3 | 61.6 | 12.1 | 21.5 | 57.7 | 20.8 | 10.8 | 43.8 | 45.4 | 11.2 | 36.2 | 52.6 | 6.4 | 37.8 | 55.8 |
25. Sees tasks through to the end, good attention span. | 14.4 | 63.1 | 22.5 | 14.0 | 47.3 | 38.8 | 10.7 | 30.5 | 58.8 | 2.6 | 28.4 | 69.0 | 5.7 | 22.2 | 72.2 |
Emotional items | |||||||||||||||
3. Often complains of headaches, stomach-aches or sickness. | 97.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 96.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 87.8 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 95.7 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 94.1 | 5.2 | 0.7 |
8. Many Worries, often seems worried. | 86.4 | 12.7 | 0.9 | 90.9 | 8.3 | 0.8 | 79.2 | 16.9 | 3.8 | 82.1 | 16.2 | 1.7 | 78.6 | 18.8 | 2.6 |
13. Often unhappy, downhearted or tearful. | 87.6 | 11.6 | 0.8 | 90.9 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 83.2 | 16.0 | 0.8 | 87.2 | 10.3 | 2.6 | 94.8 | 5.2 | 0 |
16. Nervous or clingy in new situation, easily lose confidence. | 68.9 | 27.9 | 3.3 | 72.7 | 24.8 | 2.5 | 71.0 | 22.1 | 6.9 | 82.1 | 14.5 | 3.4 | 85.4 | 13.2 | 1.4 |
24. Many fears easily scared. | 82.6 | 15.7 | 1.7 | 90.1 | 9.1 | 0.8 | 79.4 | 20.6 | 0.0 | 91.4 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 94.2 | 5.8 | 0 |
Conduct problems items | |||||||||||||||
5. Often has temper tantrum or hot tempers. | 86.4 | 13.6 | 0.0 | 76.0 | 19.0 | 5.0 | 77.1 | 14.5 | 8.4 | 81.0 | 12.9 | 6.0 | 88.2 | 7.2 | 4.6 |
7. Generally obedient, usually does what adults request. | 13.3 | 41.7 | 45.0 | 7.4 | 30.6 | 62.0 | 4.8 | 27.8 | 67.5 | 9.4 | 21.7 | 68.9 | 4.9 | 19.6 | 75.5 |
12. Often fights with other children or bullies them. | 94.4 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 77.7 | 19.0 | 3.3 | 83.1 | 15.4 | 1.5 | 84.5 | 10.3 | 5.2 | 90.2 | 7.7 | 2.1 |
18. Often argumentative with adults | 88.5 | 10.6 | 0.9 | 72.7 | 23.1 | 4.1 | 77.1 | 20.6 | 2.3 | 81.9 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 79.2 | 19.4 | 1.4 |
22. Can be spiteful to other | 84.3 | 13.9 | 1.9 | 71.7 | 21.7 | 6.7 | 70.2 | 26.7 | 3.1 | 75.4 | 18.4 | 6.1 | 78.9 | 19.7 | 1.4 |
Peer problems items | |||||||||||||||
6. Rather solitary, tends to play alone. | 59.3 | 34.1 | 6.5 | 67.9 | 26.7 | 5.3 | 75.6 | 16.0 | 8.4 | 81.2 | 17.1 | 1.7 | 85.6 | 14.4 | 0 |
11. Has at least one good friend. | 28.8 | 43.2 | 27.9 | 8.4 | 20.6 | 71.0 | 2.3 | 9.2 | 88.5 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 87.9 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 98.7 |
14. Generally liked by other children. | 18.5 | 29.0 | 52.4 | 3.8 | 19.2 | 76.9 | 2.3 | 19.1 | 78.6 | 0.9 | 22.2 | 76.9 | 1.9 | 10.1 | 88.0 |
19. Picked on or bullied by other children. | 99.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 96.7 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 98.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 95.7 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 96.5 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
23. Gets on better with adults than with other children. | 57.1 | 37.5 | 5.4 | 72.5 | 22.9 | 4.6 | 71.4 | 22.2 | 6.3 | 71.9 | 23.7 | 4.4 | 75.6 | 19.9 | 4.5 |