Research Article

Children’s Perceptions of Their Play: Scale Development and Validation

Table 1

Intercorrelations1 between items for the children’s perceptions of their play scale for Sample 1 (public school) children.

Item23*4*56789*1011121314*15161718*19*2021*22*232425

(1)61467451448452400184574204234254194314174654644334344414214214264274384
(2)55448449441404124424154174204234164124594614524514244284264414494354
(3)284124284334304214164082−174−274−00−093114254134082072224082234284294
(4)63451449446445430407200−13401093284314244274134114072404394424
(5)5845546145043940601−04−08200174234144194484062474314264404
(6)634604114274−224−314−174114−104144194072−134224−154334294214224
(7)56454422403082−21417401184354224424134254234344314464
(8)464244−164−274−08222403234304384414324314254354464584
(9)374264204284−11429407216403124254394384204144154
(10)18434411402−13408201−02174164254314294174204
(11)294484072394134−184−082−05214244184−224−254−304
(12)34401414224−16402−184234174114184314354
(13)−194294104−144−072114−164−114−174204264154
(14)−124234184174234404224194264284334
(15)−174−093−124−01284254214−274−15402
(16)444274334374334114524414564
(17)494294224114184444294504
(18)514404184124304264334
(19)514224184584264374
(20)564484494434674
(21)274354114072
(22)274184194
(23)494554
(24)614

Inverted coding, 1decimals omitted, 2 , 3 , and 4 .