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Table 5 Relationships between the course of SDQ scores (parent and teacher version) and the course of parenting and social preference

From: The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: psychometric properties of the parent and teacher version in children aged 4–7

 

Parent version

 
 

Stable-low

Increasing

High-decreasing

 

Parenting measures

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

 

Parenting scale T1

2.90 (0.45) a

2.98 (0.49)

3.10 (0.47) a

F=12.025, p=0.000

Parenting scale T2

2.86 (0.45) a

2.96 (0.49)

3.04 (0.54) a

F=6.520, p=0.002

Parenting scale T3

2.84 (0.45)

2.96 (0.49)

2.94 (0.47)

F=3.123, p=0.045

Daily Hassles T1

1.46 (0.24) ab

1.61 (0.28) ac

1.72 (0.32) bc

F=73.274, p=0.000

Daily Hassles T2

1.46 (0.24) ab

1.70 (0.32) a

1.73 (0.29) b

F=63.997, p=0.000

Daily Hassles T3

1.42 (0.22) ab

1.67 (0.31) a

1.65 (0.28) b

F=55.179, p=0.000

 

Teacher version

 

Social Preference

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

 

Social Preference T1

0.14 (0.91) ab

−0.65 (0.95) b

−0.87 (0.98) a

F=118.55, p=0.000

Social Preference T2

0.16 (0.89) ab

−0.70 (1.02)

−0.60 (1.00) a

F=71.72, p=0.000

Social Preference T3

0.12 (0.92) ab

−0.82 (0.91) b

−0.61 (1.06) a

F=79.16, p=0.045

  1. Note The lowercase letters a and b indicate which groups differ on the relevant variable. For example, parenting at measurement 1: The Stable-low group differs from the High-decreasing group, but not from the Increasing group, nor does the Increasing group differ from the High-decreasing group.