Depression is considered a leading cause of illness and disability worldwide. Early identification of depressive symptomatology is urgent to prevent its negative consequences in the lives of children and adolescents. The Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ) stands out as one of the most useful measures for screening depression in youth. The parent version of the Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ-P) consists of a 13-item scale for screening depression in children and adolescents. This study aimed to analyze the psychometric properties of the SMFQ-P in a sample of Spanish children aged 8–12. The sample comprised 374 children whose parents completed the Spanish version of the SMFQ-P. Results showed excellent internal consistency of the SMFQ-P (α = .92), and excellent test–retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = .76). The original one-factor model of the SMFQ-P was confirmed in this sample of Spanish children, and all 13 items displayed adequate corrected item-factor correlation values. These findings reveal the SMFQ-P as a brief and reliable measure to assess depression in children and adolescents through their parents.

抑郁症被认为是全世界疾病和残疾的主要原因。尽早识别抑郁症状对于防止其对儿童和青少年的生活产生负面影响至关重要。情绪和感受问卷 (MFQ) 是筛查青少年抑郁症最有用的措施之一。简短情绪和情感问卷 (SMFQ-P) 的家长版包含 13 个项目的量表，用于筛查儿童和青少年的抑郁症。本研究旨在分析 8-12 岁西班牙儿童样本中 SMFQ-P 的心理测量特性。样本包括 374 名儿童，他们的父母完成了西班牙语版本的 SMFQ-P。结果显示 SMFQ-P 具有出色的内部一致性 (α = .92) 和出色的重测可靠性（组内相关系数 [ICC] = .76）。SMFQ-P 的原始单因素模型在西班牙儿童样本中得到了证实，所有 13 个项目均显示出足够的校正项目-因素相关值。这些发现表明，SMFQ-P 是通过父母评估儿童和青少年抑郁症的一种简短而可靠的措施。