Cross-Cultural Validation of Health and Quality of Life Measures for Children in Hong Kong
Table 3
Internal consistency reliability of the scale and its subscales between TD and SEN children and parent groups.
Cronbach’s alpha ()
Physical health
Children with SEN
21
0.739
Parents of children with SEN
0.915
Children with TD
48
0.724
Parents of children with TD
0.853
Emotional functioning
Children with SEN
21
0.611
Parents of children with SEN
0.656
Children with TD
48
0.823
Parents of children with TD
0.847
Social functioning
Children with SEN
21
0.721
Parents of children with SEN
0.826
Children with TD
48
0.826
Parents of children with TD
0.897
School functioning
Children with SEN
21
0.480
Parents of children with SEN
0.566
Children with TD
48
0.775
Parents of children with TD
0.835
Psychosocial health
Children with SEN
21
0.812
Parents of children with SEN
0.854
Children with TD
48
0.895
Parents of children with TD
0.925
Overall score
Children with SEN
21
0.878
Parents of children with SEN
0.867
Children with TD
48
0.904
Parents of children with TD
0.937
Note.: unacceptable internal consistency; the psychosocial health subscale is the mean of the emotional, social, and school subscales. SEN: special educational needs; TD: typical development.
