About the Measure
| Domains | Perceptions of Self, Social and Emotional Competence |
| Key stages | Key Stage 5 |
| Subscales | Reading; Mathematics; General school; Physical abilities; Physical appearance; Parent relations; Peer relations (same sex and opposite sex subscales); Emotional stability; Problem solving/Creative thinking; General self; Religion/Spirituality; Honesty/Reliability |
| Description | The SDQ is designed to measure several dimensions of self-concept. |
| Example | Spiritual/religious beliefs make my life better and make me a happier person |
| Link | http://www.jstor.org/stable/1434540?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents |
| Psychometry | |
| Implementation |
Implementation details
| No. of items | 136 |
| Format | Likert |
| Respondent | Self |
| Scoring | Standardised |
| Time | 0 |
| Age | 16-25 |
| Cost single purchase | Available in jou |
| Cost per child | Available in jou |
Psychometric details
| UK norms | No |
| Cronbach's α | .76-.95 |
| Test retest | 1 month, r= .87; 18 months, r= .74 |
| Inter-rater reliability | Not reported |
| EFA | 13-factor obliqu |
| CFA | Chi-square not reported Chi-square/df = 1.68 RMSR= 0.06 |
| Criterion validity | Not reported |
| Construct validity | Not reported |
| Concurrent validity | Not reported |
| Predictive validity | Not reported |
| Responsiveness | Not reported |
| Floor/Ceiling | Not reported |
| References | Leach, L. F., Henson, R. K., Odom, L. R., & Cagle, L. S. (2006). A reliability generalization study of the Self-Description Questionnaire. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 66(2), 285–304. doi:10.1177/0013164405284030 Marsh, H., & O'Neill, R. (1984). Self Description Questionnaire III: The construct validity of Multidimensional Self-Concept Ratings by late adolescents. Journal of Educational Measurement, 21(2), 153-174. doi:10.1111/j.1745-3984.1984.tb00227.x |