Parent-Report Version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for Italian Preschoolers: Psychometric Properties and Evidence for Underlying Executive Functioning

Anna Di Norcia, Dora Bianchi, Madalina Grigore, Eleonora Cannoni, Chiara Mascaro, Fiorenzo Laghi, Department of Social and Developmental Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

Published online on February 23, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, Volume 44, Issue 5, Page 560-580, August 2026.
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) assesses children’s emotional, behavioral, and social functioning. This study evaluates the psychometric properties of the Italian SDQ-Parents version (SDQ-P) in a sample of 458 children aged 3 to 5 ...