Table 3.
Five-factor exploratory factor analysis of caregiver SDQ by Wave
| The 25 SDQ items arranged in the five scales | Wave1 | Wave2 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| PB | CP | ES | HP | PR | PB | CP | ES | HP | PR | |
| Prosocial behavior | ||||||||||
| 1: Considerate of other people's feelings | .73 | −.03 | −.13 | .05 | −.07 | .70 | −.14 | .03 | .01 | −.06 |
| 4: Shares readily with other children | .50 | −.20 | .07 | −.13 | −.12 | .50 | −.20 | −.13 | −.06 | .01 |
| 9: Helpful if someone is hurt | .52 | −.03 | −.05 | .34 | .05 | .63 | .01 | −.02 | .20 | .01 |
| 17: Kind to younger children | .67 | −.20 | .12 | −.10 | .06 | .76 | −.04 | −.06 | .02 | −.07 |
| 20: Often volunteers to help others | .57 | .04 | .00 | .11 | −.05 | .55 | −.09 | .13 | −.08 | .04 |
| Conduct problems | ||||||||||
| 5: Often has temper tantrums or hot tempers | .11 | .50 | .09 | −.19 | .59 | .09 | .68 | .05 | −.06 | .63 |
| 7: Generally obedient (Reversed) | −.52 | .30 | −.02 | .12 | −.01 | −.52 | .31 | .02 | .10 | −.03 |
| 12: Often fights with other children | −.10 | .53 | .03 | .15 | −.02 | −.02 | .41 | .08 | .12 | .03 |
| 18: Often argumentative with adults | .04 | .61 | −.02 | .05 | −.11 | .12 | .52 | −.02 | .12 | −.24 |
| 22: Can be spiteful to others | .03 | .61 | .03 | −.13 | −.37 | −.02 | .65 | −.10 | −.13 | −.25 |
| Emotional symptoms | ||||||||||
| 3: Often complains of headaches | .03 | .08 | .38 | .03 | .06 | .03 | −.04 | .50 | .05 | .04 |
| 8: Many worries | .01 | .20 | .48 | −.07 | .09 | .01 | −.14 | .71 | −.14 | .05 |
| 13: Often unhappy, downhearted | −.08 | .18 | .37 | .11 | .17 | −.03 | −.08 | .74 | .02 | .15 |
| 16: Nervous or clingy in new situation | −.02 | −.10 | .80 | .03 | −.04 | .02 | .17 | .43 | .03 | −.10 |
| 24: Many fears, easily scared | .07 | .04 | .56 | .16 | .02 | .15 | .00 | .60 | .15 | −.17 |
| Hyperactivity inattention | ||||||||||
| 2: Restless, overactive | .08 | .08 | .00 | .77 | .15 | .11 | −.02 | .00 | .82 | .14 |
| 10: Constantly fidgeting or squirming | .06 | −.01 | .07 | .82 | .16 | .13 | −.05 | .02 | .90 | .18 |
| 15: Easily distracted, concentration wanders | −.08 | .08 | .56 | .21 | −.12 | .05 | .24 | .17 | .33 | −.17 |
| 21: Can stop and think things out before acting (Reversed) | −.48 | −.02 | .05 | −.14 | .02 | −.34 | .04 | −.01 | .30 | −.18 |
| 25: Sees tasks through to the end (Reversed) | −.38 | .00 | .07 | .04 | .05 | −.28 | .21 | .04 | .16 | −.27 |
| Peer relationships | ||||||||||
| 6: Rather solitary, tends to play alone | .04 | .09 | .15 | .12 | .92 | .03 | .30 | .13 | .26 | .57 |
| 11: Has at least one good friend (Reversed) | −.39 | −.09 | .03 | .39 | .23 | −.34 | −.07 | .02 | .47 | .08 |
| 14: Generally liked by other children (Reversed) | −.63 | .04 | −.07 | −.04 | .03 | −.66 | .03 | .27 | −.09 | .12 |
| 19: Picked on or bullied | .18 | .16 | .20 | .23 | .02 | .14 | .13 | .38 | .05 | −.05 |
| 23: Gets on better with adults than with other children | .13 | .17 | −.08 | .32 | .05 | .03 | .03 | .08 | .04 | .07 |
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Note: Factor loadings over .35 appear in bold