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Measuring and understanding social-emotional behaviors in preschoolers from rural Pakistan

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  • Jenna E Finch
  • Aisha K Yousafzai
  • Muneera Rasheed
  • Jelena Obradović

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The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is widely-used to measure symptoms of common childhood behavioral problems that may lead to mental health difficulties. In a sample of 1,302 highly-disadvantaged mothers and their preschoolers, we evaluated the factor structure and reliability of the parent-report version of the SDQ in rural Pakistan. Confirmatory factor analyses suggested that the original structure of the SDQ was not appropriate for our data. We created conceptually- and empirically-coherent measures of children’s externalizing behavior problems and prosocial skills. Child and family correlates of social-emotional behaviors were similar to those found in other countries, supporting the validity of our new composites. Girls and children with more siblings had fewer externalizing behavior problems and more prosocial behaviors at four years. Further, maternal depressive symptoms and food insecurity were uniquely linked to more externalizing behavior problems at four years. In contrast, maternal education, home environment quality, and social-emotional skills at two years were associated with more prosocial behaviors at four years.

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  • Jenna E Finch & Aisha K Yousafzai & Muneera Rasheed & Jelena Obradović, 2018. "Measuring and understanding social-emotional behaviors in preschoolers from rural Pakistan," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(11), pages 1-22, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0207807
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207807
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