Table 6

Inter-rater correlations for SDQ scores in a community sample of 3 – 17 year old Chinese children

SDQ Scale
Pearson (spearman) Inter-rater Correlations



Parent X Teacher (n = 1965)
Parent X Self (n = 1965)
Teacher X Self (n = 690)

Emotional Symptoms
0.23 (0.25)
0.42 (0.41)
0.29 (0.31)
Conduct Problems
0.31 (0.32)
0.39 (0.38)
0.34 (0.32)
Hyperactivity – Inattention
0.44 (0.44)
0.37 (0.39)
0.38 (0.38)
Peer Problems
0.29 (0.30)
0.36 (0.33)
0.35 (0.37)
Prosocial Behaviour
0.27 (0.27)
0.40 (0.39)
0.31 (0.28)
Total Difficulties
0.36 (0.46)
0.49 (0.48)
0.42 (0.33)
Pearson meta-analytic mean for other measures reported by Achenbach et al. (1987)
0.27
0.25
0.20

Note: All SDQ correlations significant at p < 0.001. Correlations in bold type are ≥ to the meta-analytic mean reported by Achenbach et al. (1987).

Du et al. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2008 2:8   doi:10.1186/1753-2000-2-8