En væsentlig del af baggrunden for SDQ’s udbredelse er den høje grad af brugeraccept. Den er bl.a. dokumenteret i nedenstående arbejder:
- Moran, P., et al., What do parents and carers think about routine outcome measures and their use? A focus group study of CAMHS attenders. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry, 2012. 17(1): p. 65-79.
- Stasiak, K., et al., Measuring outcome in child and adolescent mental health services: Consumers’ views of measures. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2013. 18(4): p. 519-535.
- Vogels, A.G., et al., Comparing three short questionnaires to detect psychosocial dysfunction among primary school children: a randomized method. BMC.Public Health, 2009. 9: p. 489.