About this template
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) is a widely utilized behavioral screening tool designed to evaluate emotional and behavioral attributes in children and adolescents. This template aids educators, counselors, and parents in identifying specific areas of strength and potential challenges, providing vital insights to guide positive interventions and support strategies.
By leveraging this digital form via Doc2Form, respondents can easily complete behavioral assessments from any device. The structured questions cover key domains such as emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity, peer relationships, and pro-social behavior. Transitioning this essential evaluation to a digital Google Form eliminates paper clutter, streamlines data collection, and helps professionals analyze responses more efficiently.
Whether used in a school setting, clinical practice, or childcare environment, this template ensures you can gather structured observations quickly and accurately. Use Doc2Form to instantly deploy this questionnaire, customize questions to fit your specific evaluation criteria, and maintain a secure, organized digital archive of all submissions.
Key features
- Evaluate emotional and behavioral attributes comprehensively.
- Mobile-friendly format for parents, teachers, and counselors.
- Streamline data collection without manual paper entry.
- Easily customize questions to suit specific clinical or educational needs.
Use cases
- School counseling intake and behavioral check-ins.
- Pediatric behavioral health assessments.
- Parent-teacher behavioral evaluations.
- Child development research and tracking.
What this form collects
- Child's Full Name (Short answer)Enter the first and last name of the child being evaluated.
- Date of Birth (Date)Enter the child's date of birth.
- Gender (Multiple choice)Select the child's gender.
- 1. Considerate of other people’s feelings (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 2. Restless/overactive; cannot stay still (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 3. Complains of headaches/stomach-aches (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 4. Shares readily with other children (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 5. Temper tantrums or hot tempers (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 6. Rather solitary; tends to play alone (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 7. Generally obedient (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 8. Many worries; often seems worried (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 9. Helpful if someone is hurt, upset, or ill (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 10. Constantly fidgeting or squirming (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 11. Has at least one good friend (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 12. Fights or bullies other children (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 13. Unhappy, down-hearted, or tearful (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 14. Generally liked by other children (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 15. Easily distracted; concentration wanders (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 16. Nervous or clingy; loses confidence in new situations (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 17. Kind to younger children (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 18. Often lies or cheats (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 19. Picked on or bullied by other children (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 20. Volunteers to help others (parents, teachers, children) (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 21. Thinks things out before acting (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 22. Steals from home, school, or elsewhere (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 23. Gets on better with adults than with other children (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 24. Many fears; easily scared (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- 25. Sees tasks through to the end; good attention span (Multiple choice)Select how well this describes the child.
- Submission Date (Date)Enter today's date.
FAQ
What is the primary purpose of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire?
It is designed to evaluate behavioral and emotional attributes, helping teachers, counselors, and parents identify strengths and challenges to implement effective support strategies.
Can I customize the questions on this Google Form template?
Yes! Once you generate the form with Doc2Form, you have full control in Google Forms to add, remove, or modify any questions to fit your exact requirements.
Is this form mobile-friendly for respondents?
Absolutely. Because it runs on Google Forms, parents, teachers, and older respondents can easily complete the questionnaire on smartphones, tablets, or computers.
How does Doc2Form help me set up this form?
Doc2Form instantly converts template data into a ready-to-use Google Form in seconds, saving you hours of manual questionnaire setup and formatting.
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