Table 5.
Cross-scale correlations for parent- and teacher-rated SDQs of Japanese children aged 7–15 years (Spearman’s rho)
| |
|
Parent rating (n = 24,519) |
Teacher rating (n = 7,977) |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDQ subscale | Conduct problems | Hyperactivity/inattention | Peer problems | Prosocial behavior | Conduct problems | Hyperactivity/inattention | Peer problems | Prosocial behavior | |
| Emotional symptoms |
Boys |
.29* |
.31* |
.33* |
-.05* |
.27* |
.34* |
.37* |
-.18* |
| |
Girls |
.28* |
.28* |
.31* |
-.04* |
.23* |
.33* |
.37* |
-.16* |
| |
Total |
.28* |
.28* |
.32* |
-.03* |
.25* |
.32* |
.37* |
-.17* |
| Conduct problems |
Boys |
|
.50* |
.24* |
-.30* |
|
.57* |
.41* |
-.50* |
| |
Girls |
|
.45* |
.25* |
-.33* |
|
.45* |
.41* |
-.46* |
| |
Total |
|
.48* |
.25* |
-.32* |
|
.53* |
.42* |
-.50* |
| Hyperactivity/inattention |
Boys |
|
|
.31* |
-.28* |
|
|
.41* |
-.53* |
| |
Girls |
|
|
.28* |
-.30* |
|
|
.44* |
-.52* |
| |
Total |
|
|
.30* |
-.31* |
|
|
.43* |
-.56* |
| Peer problems |
Boys |
|
|
|
-.24* |
|
|
|
-.46* |
| |
Girls |
|
|
|
-.25* |
|
|
|
-.47* |
| Total | -.24* | -.47* | |||||||
Note. SDQ, strengths and difficulties questionnaire. Parent ratings: boys (n = 12,472), girls (n = 12,047). Teacher ratings: boys (n = 4,010), girls (n = 3,967).
*p < 0.01.