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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Pop Media Cult. 2017 Nov 16;8(1):2–11. doi: 10.1037/ppm0000163

Table 2.

Descriptive Statistics of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

SDQ Scale Range Mean (SD) Cronbach’s alpha (items) 4– 0 year old version Cronbach’s alpha (items) 11–17 year old version
Total score 0–31 9.39 (6.48) .86 (20) .91 (20)
Emotional symptoms 0–9 1.88 (2.10) .76 (5) .80 (5)
Conduct Problems 0–8 1.47 (1.77) .67 (5) .82 (5)
Hyperactivity/Impulsivity 0–10 3.90 (2.47) .75 (5) .87 (5)
Peer Relationship Problems 0–8 2.15 (1.85) .59 (5) .77 (5)
Prosocial Behaviors 0–10 7.45 (2.28) .78 (5) .81 (5)

Note. SDQ items ranged from Not True (= 0), Somewhat True (= 1), and Certainly True (= 2). The sum of the items was calculated to generate subscale scores.