TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kulawiak, Pawel R.
A1  - Wilbert, Jürgen
A1  - Schlack, Robert
A1  - Börnert-Ringleb, Moritz
T1  - Prediction of child and adolescent outcomes with broadband and narrowband dimensions of internalizing and externalizing behavior using the child and adolescent version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
JF  - PLOS ONE
N2  - The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a frequently used screening instrument for behavioral problems in children and adolescents. There is an ongoing controversy—not only in educational research—regarding the factor structure of the SDQ. Research results speak for a 3-factor as well as a 5-factor structure. The narrowband scales (5-factor structure) can be combined into broadband scales (3-factor structure). The question remains: Which factors (narrowband vs. broadband) are better predictors? With the prediction of child and adolescent outcomes (academic grades, well-being, and self-belief), we evaluated whether the broadband scales of internalizing and externalizing behavior (3-factor structure) or narrowband scales of behavior (5-factor structure) are better suited for predictive purposes in a cross-sectional study setting. The sample includes students in grades 5 to 9 (N = 4642) from the representative German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS study). The results of model comparisons (broadband scale vs. narrowband scales) did not support the superiority of the broadband scales with regard to the prediction of child and adolescent outcomes. There is no benefit from subsuming narrowband scales (5-factor structure) into broadband scales (3-factor structure). The application of narrowband scales, providing a more differentiated picture of students’ academic and social situation, was more appropriate for predictive purposes. For the purpose of identifying students at risk of struggling in educational contexts, using the set of narrowband dimensions of behavior seems to be more suitable.
KW  - psychometric properties
KW  - developmental trajectories
KW  - emotional difficulties
KW  - academic-achievement
KW  - conduct problems
KW  - parent
KW  - sdq
KW  - hyperactivity
KW  - comorbidity
KW  - validation
Y1  - 2020
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240312
SN  - 1932-6203
VL  - 15
IS  - 10
PB  - PLOS
CY  - San Francisco, California
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bondü, Rebecca
A1  - Elsner, Birgit
T1  - Justice Sensitivity in Childhood and Adolescence
JF  - Social development
N2  - Individuals differ in their sensitivity toward injustice. Justice-sensitive persons perceive injustice more frequently and show stronger responses to it. Justice sensitivity has been studied predominantly in adults; little is known about its development in childhood and adolescence and its connection to prosocial behavior and emotional and behavioral problems. This study evaluates a version of the justice sensitivity inventory for children and adolescents (JSI-CA5) in 1472 9- to 17-year olds. Items and scales showed good psychometric properties and correlations with prosocial behavior and conduct problems similar to findings in adults, supporting the reliability and validity of the scale. We found individual differences in justice sensitivity as a function of age and gender. Furthermore, justice sensitivity predicted emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents over a 1- to 2-year period. Justice sensitivity perspectives can therefore be considered as risk and/or protective factors for mental health in childhood and adolescence.
KW  - justice sensitivity
KW  - development
KW  - conduct problems
KW  - prosocial behavior
Y1  - 2015
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1111/sode.12098
SN  - 0961-205X
SN  - 1467-9507
VL  - 24
IS  - 2
SP  - 420
EP  - 441
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Hoboken
ER  -