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Table 1 Score comparisons between child-rated and parent-proxy Kid-KINDL (n = 241)

From: Psychometric evaluation and wording effects on the Chinese version of the parent-proxy Kid-KINDL

 

Child-rated

Parent-proxy

t-value (p-value)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

 

Retaining all negatively worded items

 Physical

75.86 ± 18.70

79.15 ± 16.29

2.41 (0.017)

 Emotional

80.26 ± 17.85

81.09 ± 13.42

0.66 (0.51)

 Self-esteema

58.27 ± 27.79

71.40 ± 19.54

6.70 (<0.001)

 Family

75.86 ± 17.91

76.64 ± 14.76

0.66 (0.51)

 Friend

68.36 ± 18.94

77.23 ± 15.35

7.37 (<0.001)

 School

63.54 ± 21.50

69.71 ± 16.77

4.49 (<0.001)

 Total

70.36 ± 14.40

75.87 ± 10.92

5.99 (<0.001)

Removing all negatively worded items

 Physical

68.93 ± 29.21

80.16 ± 21.47

5.22 (<0.001)

 Emotional

80.82 ± 23.71

84.02 ± 15.03

1.96 (0.051)

 Self-esteema

58.27 ± 27.79

71.40 ± 19.54

6.70 (<0.001)

 Family

75.77 ± 20.15

80.68 ± 14.81

3.94 (<0.001)

 Friend

85.90 ± 19.38

87.75 ± 14.55

1.38 (0.17)

 School

76.02 ± 20.71

77.42 ± 17.36

1.01 (0.32)

 Total

74.16 ± 16.91

80.35 ± 11.81

5.73 (<0.001)

  1. aAll items in self-esteem subscale are positively worded; thus, the scores were the same across retaining all negatively worded items and removing all negatively worded items